diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 9d2127b21d..8b32ed7e77 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -3336,15 +3336,6 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
     uint8_t *subtitle_header;
     int subtitle_header_size;
 
-#if FF_API_ERROR_RATE
-    /**
-     * @deprecated use the 'error_rate' private AVOption of the mpegvideo
-     * encoders
-     */
-    attribute_deprecated
-    int error_rate;
-#endif
-
 #if FF_API_VBV_DELAY
     /**
      * VBV delay coded in the last frame (in periods of a 27 MHz clock).
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
index 5765ef339f..68e1996687 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
@@ -1069,13 +1069,6 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
             return ret;
     }
 
-#if FF_API_ERROR_RATE
-    FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-    if (avctx->error_rate)
-        s->error_rate = avctx->error_rate;
-    FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;
-#endif
-
 #if FF_API_NORMALIZE_AQP
     FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     if (avctx->flags & CODEC_FLAG_NORMALIZE_AQP)
diff --git a/libavcodec/options_table.h b/libavcodec/options_table.h
index 6e90c0d77c..68dce2a930 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options_table.h
+++ b/libavcodec/options_table.h
@@ -348,9 +348,6 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 #endif
 {"rc_init_occupancy", "number of bits which should be loaded into the rc buffer before decoding starts", OFFSET(rc_initial_buffer_occupancy), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"flags2", NULL, OFFSET(flags2), AV_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS, {.i64 = DEFAULT}, 0, UINT_MAX, V|A|E|D, "flags2"},
-#if FF_API_ERROR_RATE
-{"error", NULL, OFFSET(error_rate), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
-#endif
 {"threads", "set the number of threads", OFFSET(thread_count), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 1 }, 0, INT_MAX, V|A|E|D, "threads"},
 {"auto", "autodetect a suitable number of threads to use", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 0 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E|D, "threads"},
 #if FF_API_MPV_OPT
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 3c9356d8ce..b0a90b8d19 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_DEBUG_MV
 #define FF_API_DEBUG_MV          (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_ERROR_RATE
-#define FF_API_ERROR_RATE        (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_QSCALE_TYPE
 #define FF_API_QSCALE_TYPE       (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
 #endif