diff --git a/libavformat/dvenc.c b/libavformat/dvenc.c
index 205d3db027..065f8dc7ac 100644
--- a/libavformat/dvenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/dvenc.c
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
 #include "avformat.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "libavcodec/dvdata.h"
-#include "libavcodec/timecode.h"
 #include "dv.h"
 #include "libavutil/fifo.h"
 #include "libavutil/mathematics.h"
 #include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
+#include "libavutil/timecode.h"
 
 struct DVMuxContext {
     AVClass          *av_class;
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ struct DVMuxContext {
     int               has_audio;     /* frame under contruction has audio */
     int               has_video;     /* frame under contruction has video */
     uint8_t           frame_buf[DV_MAX_FRAME_SIZE]; /* frame under contruction */
-    struct ff_timecode tc;
+    char             *tc_opt_str;    /* timecode option string */
+    AVTimecode        tc;            /* timecode context */
 };
 
 static const int dv_aaux_packs_dist[12][9] = {
@@ -79,22 +80,13 @@ static int dv_write_pack(enum dv_pack_type pack_id, DVMuxContext *c, uint8_t* bu
 {
     struct tm tc;
     time_t ct;
-    int ltc_frame;
     uint32_t timecode;
     va_list ap;
 
     buf[0] = (uint8_t)pack_id;
     switch (pack_id) {
     case dv_timecode:
-        /*
-         * LTC drop-frame frame counter drops two frames (0 and 1) every
-         * minute, unless it is exactly divisible by 10
-         */
-        ltc_frame = c->tc.start + c->frames;
-        if (c->tc.drop)
-            ltc_frame = avpriv_framenum_to_drop_timecode(ltc_frame);
-        timecode = avpriv_framenum_to_smpte_timecode(ltc_frame, c->sys->ltc_divisor,
-                                                     c->tc.drop);
+        timecode  = av_timecode_get_smpte_from_framenum(&c->tc, c->frames);
         timecode |= 1<<23 | 1<<15 | 1<<7 | 1<<6; // biphase and binary group flags
         AV_WB32(buf + 1, timecode);
         break;
@@ -361,6 +353,7 @@ static void dv_delete_mux(DVMuxContext *c)
 
 static int dv_write_header(AVFormatContext *s)
 {
+    AVRational rate;
     DVMuxContext *dvc = s->priv_data;
 
     if (!dv_init_mux(s)) {
@@ -370,13 +363,12 @@ static int dv_write_header(AVFormatContext *s)
                     "     (50Mbps allows an optional second audio stream)\n");
         return -1;
     }
-    if (dvc->tc.str) {
-        dvc->tc.rate.num = dvc->sys->time_base.den;
-        dvc->tc.rate.den = dvc->sys->time_base.num;
-        if (avpriv_init_smpte_timecode(s, &dvc->tc) < 0)
-            return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
+    rate.num = dvc->sys->ltc_divisor;
+    rate.den = 1;
+    if (dvc->tc_opt_str)
+        return av_timecode_init_from_string(&dvc->tc, rate,
+                                            dvc->tc_opt_str, s);
+    return av_timecode_init(&dvc->tc, rate, 0, 0, s);
 }
 
 static int dv_write_packet(struct AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
@@ -410,7 +402,7 @@ static const AVClass class = {
     .item_name  = av_default_item_name,
     .version    = LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT,
     .option     = (const AVOption[]){
-        {TIMECODE_OPT(DVMuxContext, AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM)},
+        {AV_TIMECODE_OPTION(DVMuxContext, tc_opt_str, AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM)},
         {NULL},
     },
 };