diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 35e7e6097d..1f40ea69a9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -4600,26 +4600,6 @@ AVCodec *avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(const char *name);
 int avcodec_encode_audio2(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt,
                           const AVFrame *frame, int *got_packet_ptr);
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_ENCODE_VIDEO
-/**
- * @deprecated use avcodec_encode_video2() instead.
- *
- * Encode a video frame from pict into buf.
- * The input picture should be
- * stored using a specific format, namely avctx.pix_fmt.
- *
- * @param avctx the codec context
- * @param[out] buf the output buffer for the bitstream of encoded frame
- * @param[in] buf_size the size of the output buffer in bytes
- * @param[in] pict the input picture to encode
- * @return On error a negative value is returned, on success zero or the number
- * of bytes used from the output buffer.
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int avcodec_encode_video(AVCodecContext *avctx, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
-                         const AVFrame *pict);
-#endif
-
 /**
  * Encode a frame of video.
  *
diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 549e579504..0b8b5a73a8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -1813,48 +1813,6 @@ end:
     return ret;
 }
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_ENCODE_VIDEO
-int attribute_align_arg avcodec_encode_video(AVCodecContext *avctx, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
-                                             const AVFrame *pict)
-{
-    AVPacket pkt;
-    int ret, got_packet = 0;
-
-    if (buf_size < AV_INPUT_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE) {
-        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "buffer smaller than minimum size\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    av_init_packet(&pkt);
-    pkt.data = buf;
-    pkt.size = buf_size;
-
-    ret = avcodec_encode_video2(avctx, &pkt, pict, &got_packet);
-#if FF_API_CODED_FRAME
-FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-    if (!ret && got_packet && avctx->coded_frame) {
-        avctx->coded_frame->pts       = pkt.pts;
-        avctx->coded_frame->key_frame = !!(pkt.flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY);
-        if (avctx->codec->capabilities & AV_CODEC_CAP_INTRA_ONLY)
-            avctx->coded_frame->pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
-    }
-FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-#endif
-
-    /* free any side data since we cannot return it */
-    if (pkt.side_data_elems > 0) {
-        int i;
-        for (i = 0; i < pkt.side_data_elems; i++)
-            av_free(pkt.side_data[i].data);
-        av_freep(&pkt.side_data);
-        pkt.side_data_elems = 0;
-    }
-
-    return ret ? ret : pkt.size;
-}
-
-#endif
-
 int attribute_align_arg avcodec_encode_video2(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                                               AVPacket *avpkt,
                                               const AVFrame *frame,
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 5a76b7f597..6d3e3c5af6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_VIMA_DECODER
 #define FF_API_VIMA_DECODER     (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 57)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_OLD_ENCODE_VIDEO
-#define FF_API_OLD_ENCODE_VIDEO (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 57)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_CODEC_ID
 #define FF_API_CODEC_ID          (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 57)
 #endif