diff --git a/src/data/bucket/symbol_bucket.js b/src/data/bucket/symbol_bucket.js
index 6bb310aa014..925e8e70499 100644
--- a/src/data/bucket/symbol_bucket.js
+++ b/src/data/bucket/symbol_bucket.js
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import mvt from '@mapbox/vector-tile';
 const vectorTileFeatureTypes = mvt.VectorTileFeature.types;
 import {verticalizedCharacterMap} from '../../util/verticalize_punctuation';
 import Anchor from '../../symbol/anchor';
-import {SIZE_PACK_FACTOR, getSizeData} from '../../symbol/symbol_size';
-import {MAX_GLYPH_ICON_SIZE, MAX_PACKED_SIZE} from '../../symbol/symbol_layout';
+import {getSizeData} from '../../symbol/symbol_size';
+import {MAX_PACKED_SIZE} from '../../symbol/symbol_layout';
 import {register} from '../../util/web_worker_transfer';
 import EvaluationParameters from '../../style/evaluation_parameters';
 import Formatted from '../../style-spec/expression/types/formatted';
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ const shaderOpacityAttributes = [
     {name: 'a_fade_opacity', components: 1, type: 'Uint8', offset: 0}
 ];
 
-const SDF_FLAG = (MAX_GLYPH_ICON_SIZE + 1) * SIZE_PACK_FACTOR;
-
 function addVertex(array, anchorX, anchorY, ox, oy, tx, ty, sizeVertex, isSDF: boolean) {
     const aSizeX = sizeVertex ? Math.min(MAX_PACKED_SIZE, Math.round(sizeVertex[0])) : 0;
     const aSizeY = sizeVertex ? Math.min(MAX_PACKED_SIZE, Math.round(sizeVertex[1])) : 0;
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ function addVertex(array, anchorX, anchorY, ox, oy, tx, ty, sizeVertex, isSDF: b
         // a_data
         tx, // x coordinate of symbol on glyph atlas texture
         ty, // y coordinate of symbol on glyph atlas texture
-        isSDF ? aSizeX | SDF_FLAG : aSizeX,
+        (aSizeX << 1) + (isSDF ? 1 : 0),
         aSizeY
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/shaders/symbol_icon.vertex.glsl b/src/shaders/symbol_icon.vertex.glsl
index 3370815b1fd..056ce24e4d2 100644
--- a/src/shaders/symbol_icon.vertex.glsl
+++ b/src/shaders/symbol_icon.vertex.glsl
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 const float PI = 3.141592653589793;
 
-// Should be same as SDF_FLAG used when vertex is added.
-const float SDF_FLAG = 256.0 * 128.0;
-
 attribute vec4 a_pos_offset;
 attribute vec4 a_data;
 attribute vec3 a_projected_pos;
@@ -41,18 +38,14 @@ void main() {
     vec2 a_tex = a_data.xy;
     vec2 a_size = a_data.zw;
 
-    bool is_sdf = mod(a_size[0], 2.0 * SDF_FLAG) >= SDF_FLAG;
-    if (is_sdf) {
-        a_size[0] -= SDF_FLAG;
-    }
-
+    float a_size_min = floor(a_size[0] * 0.5);
     highp float segment_angle = -a_projected_pos[2];
-
     float size;
+
     if (!u_is_size_zoom_constant && !u_is_size_feature_constant) {
-        size = mix(a_size[0], a_size[1], u_size_t) / 128.0;
+        size = mix(a_size_min, a_size[1], u_size_t) / 128.0;
     } else if (u_is_size_zoom_constant && !u_is_size_feature_constant) {
-        size = a_size[0] / 128.0;
+        size = a_size_min / 128.0;
     } else {
         size = u_size;
     }
diff --git a/src/shaders/symbol_sdf.vertex.glsl b/src/shaders/symbol_sdf.vertex.glsl
index 57236845f6b..6c9ef11f833 100644
--- a/src/shaders/symbol_sdf.vertex.glsl
+++ b/src/shaders/symbol_sdf.vertex.glsl
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 const float PI = 3.141592653589793;
 
-// Should be same as SDF_FLAG used when vertex is added.
-const float SDF_FLAG = 256.0 * 128.0;
-
 attribute vec4 a_pos_offset;
 attribute vec4 a_data;
 attribute vec3 a_projected_pos;
@@ -53,18 +50,14 @@ void main() {
     vec2 a_tex = a_data.xy;
     vec2 a_size = a_data.zw;
 
-    bool is_sdf = mod(a_size[0], 2.0 * SDF_FLAG) >= SDF_FLAG;
-    if (is_sdf) {
-        a_size[0] -= SDF_FLAG;
-    }
-
+    float a_size_min = floor(a_size[0] * 0.5);
     highp float segment_angle = -a_projected_pos[2];
     float size;
 
     if (!u_is_size_zoom_constant && !u_is_size_feature_constant) {
-        size = mix(a_size[0], a_size[1], u_size_t) / 128.0;
+        size = mix(a_size_min, a_size[1], u_size_t) / 128.0;
     } else if (u_is_size_zoom_constant && !u_is_size_feature_constant) {
-        size = a_size[0] / 128.0;
+        size = a_size_min / 128.0;
     } else {
         size = u_size;
     }
diff --git a/src/shaders/symbol_text_and_icon.vertex.glsl b/src/shaders/symbol_text_and_icon.vertex.glsl
index 006b8c07eae..647310fc9c9 100644
--- a/src/shaders/symbol_text_and_icon.vertex.glsl
+++ b/src/shaders/symbol_text_and_icon.vertex.glsl
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 const float PI = 3.141592653589793;
 
-// Should be same as SDF_FLAG used when vertex is added.
-const float SDF_FLAG = 256.0 * 128.0;
-
 attribute vec4 a_pos_offset;
 attribute vec4 a_data;
 attribute vec3 a_projected_pos;
@@ -54,18 +51,16 @@ void main() {
     vec2 a_tex = a_data.xy;
     vec2 a_size = a_data.zw;
 
-    bool is_sdf = mod(a_size[0], 2.0 * SDF_FLAG) >= SDF_FLAG;
-    if (is_sdf) {
-        a_size[0] -= SDF_FLAG;
-    }
+    float a_size_min = floor(a_size[0] * 0.5);
+    float is_sdf = a_size[0] - 2.0 * a_size_min;
 
     highp float segment_angle = -a_projected_pos[2];
     float size;
 
     if (!u_is_size_zoom_constant && !u_is_size_feature_constant) {
-        size = mix(a_size[0], a_size[1], u_size_t) / 128.0;
+        size = mix(a_size_min, a_size[1], u_size_t) / 128.0;
     } else if (u_is_size_zoom_constant && !u_is_size_feature_constant) {
-        size = a_size[0] / 128.0;
+        size = a_size_min / 128.0;
     } else {
         size = u_size;
     }
@@ -117,5 +112,5 @@ void main() {
 
     v_data0.xy = a_tex / u_texsize;
     v_data0.zw = a_tex / u_texsize_icon;
-    v_data1 = vec4(gamma_scale, size, interpolated_fade_opacity, float(is_sdf));
+    v_data1 = vec4(gamma_scale, size, interpolated_fade_opacity, is_sdf);
 }
diff --git a/src/symbol/symbol_layout.js b/src/symbol/symbol_layout.js
index e841b1f34d7..5c0dcd9ffae 100644
--- a/src/symbol/symbol_layout.js
+++ b/src/symbol/symbol_layout.js
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ function addFeature(bucket: SymbolBucket,
 
 const MAX_GLYPH_ICON_SIZE = 255;
 const MAX_PACKED_SIZE = MAX_GLYPH_ICON_SIZE * SIZE_PACK_FACTOR;
-export {MAX_GLYPH_ICON_SIZE, MAX_PACKED_SIZE};
+export {MAX_PACKED_SIZE};
 
 function addTextVertices(bucket: SymbolBucket,
                          anchor: Point,