diff --git a/libavutil/opt.c b/libavutil/opt.c
index b1ccf9b932..61a72d0a40 100644
--- a/libavutil/opt.c
+++ b/libavutil/opt.c
@@ -34,28 +34,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "mathematics.h"
 
-#if FF_API_FIND_OPT
-//FIXME order them and do a bin search
-const AVOption *av_find_opt(void *v, const char *name, const char *unit, int mask, int flags)
-{
-    AVClass *c= *(AVClass**)v; //FIXME silly way of storing AVClass
-    const AVOption *o= c->option;
-
-    for (; o && o->name; o++) {
-        if (!strcmp(o->name, name) && (!unit || (o->unit && !strcmp(o->unit, unit))) && (o->flags & mask) == flags)
-            return o;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-#endif
-
-#if FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-const AVOption *av_next_option(void *obj, const AVOption *last)
-{
-    return av_opt_next(obj, last);
-}
-#endif
-
 const AVOption *av_opt_next(void *obj, const AVOption *last)
 {
     AVClass *class = *(AVClass**)obj;
@@ -221,16 +199,6 @@ static int set_string_number(void *obj, const AVOption *o, const char *val, void
     return 0;
 }
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-int av_set_string3(void *obj, const char *name, const char *val, int alloc, const AVOption **o_out)
-{
-    const AVOption *o = av_opt_find(obj, name, NULL, 0, 0);
-    if (o_out)
-        *o_out = o;
-    return av_opt_set(obj, name, val, 0);
-}
-#endif
-
 int av_opt_set(void *obj, const char *name, const char *val, int search_flags)
 {
     void *dst, *target_obj;
@@ -284,32 +252,6 @@ static int set_number(void *obj, const char *name, double num, int den, int64_t
     return write_number(obj, o, dst, num, den, intnum);
 }
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-const AVOption *av_set_double(void *obj, const char *name, double n)
-{
-    const AVOption *o = av_opt_find(obj, name, NULL, 0, 0);
-    if (set_number(obj, name, n, 1, 1, 0) < 0)
-        return NULL;
-    return o;
-}
-
-const AVOption *av_set_q(void *obj, const char *name, AVRational n)
-{
-    const AVOption *o = av_opt_find(obj, name, NULL, 0, 0);
-    if (set_number(obj, name, n.num, n.den, 1, 0) < 0)
-        return NULL;
-    return o;
-}
-
-const AVOption *av_set_int(void *obj, const char *name, int64_t n)
-{
-    const AVOption *o = av_opt_find(obj, name, NULL, 0, 0);
-    if (set_number(obj, name, 1, 1, n, 0) < 0)
-        return NULL;
-    return o;
-}
-#endif
-
 int av_opt_set_int(void *obj, const char *name, int64_t val, int search_flags)
 {
     return set_number(obj, name, 1, 1, val, search_flags);
@@ -354,46 +296,6 @@ int av_opt_set_bin(void *obj, const char *name, const uint8_t *val, int len, int
     return 0;
 }
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-/**
- *
- * @param buf a buffer which is used for returning non string values as strings, can be NULL
- * @param buf_len allocated length in bytes of buf
- */
-const char *av_get_string(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out, char *buf, int buf_len)
-{
-    const AVOption *o = av_opt_find(obj, name, NULL, 0, 0);
-    void *dst;
-    uint8_t *bin;
-    int len, i;
-    if (!o)
-        return NULL;
-    if (o->type != AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING && (!buf || !buf_len))
-        return NULL;
-
-    dst= ((uint8_t*)obj) + o->offset;
-    if (o_out) *o_out= o;
-
-    switch (o->type) {
-    case AV_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS:     snprintf(buf, buf_len, "0x%08X",*(int    *)dst);break;
-    case AV_OPT_TYPE_INT:       snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%d" , *(int    *)dst);break;
-    case AV_OPT_TYPE_INT64:     snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%"PRId64, *(int64_t*)dst);break;
-    case AV_OPT_TYPE_FLOAT:     snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%f" , *(float  *)dst);break;
-    case AV_OPT_TYPE_DOUBLE:    snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%f" , *(double *)dst);break;
-    case AV_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL:  snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%d/%d", ((AVRational*)dst)->num, ((AVRational*)dst)->den);break;
-    case AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING:    return *(void**)dst;
-    case AV_OPT_TYPE_BINARY:
-        len = *(int*)(((uint8_t *)dst) + sizeof(uint8_t *));
-        if (len >= (buf_len + 1)/2) return NULL;
-        bin = *(uint8_t**)dst;
-        for (i = 0; i < len; i++) snprintf(buf + i*2, 3, "%02X", bin[i]);
-        break;
-    default: return NULL;
-    }
-    return buf;
-}
-#endif
-
 int av_opt_get(void *obj, const char *name, int search_flags, uint8_t **out_val)
 {
     void *dst, *target_obj;
@@ -459,44 +361,6 @@ error:
     return -1;
 }
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-double av_get_double(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out)
-{
-    int64_t intnum=1;
-    double num=1;
-    int den=1;
-
-    if (get_number(obj, name, o_out, &num, &den, &intnum, 0) < 0)
-        return NAN;
-    return num*intnum/den;
-}
-
-AVRational av_get_q(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out)
-{
-    int64_t intnum=1;
-    double num=1;
-    int den=1;
-
-    if (get_number(obj, name, o_out, &num, &den, &intnum, 0) < 0)
-        return (AVRational){0, 0};
-    if (num == 1.0 && (int)intnum == intnum)
-        return (AVRational){intnum, den};
-    else
-        return av_d2q(num*intnum/den, 1<<24);
-}
-
-int64_t av_get_int(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out)
-{
-    int64_t intnum=1;
-    double num=1;
-    int den=1;
-
-    if (get_number(obj, name, o_out, &num, &den, &intnum, 0) < 0)
-        return -1;
-    return num*intnum/den;
-}
-#endif
-
 int av_opt_get_int(void *obj, const char *name, int search_flags, int64_t *out_val)
 {
     int64_t intnum = 1;
@@ -633,19 +497,8 @@ int av_opt_show2(void *obj, void *av_log_obj, int req_flags, int rej_flags)
 
 void av_opt_set_defaults(void *s)
 {
-#if FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-    av_opt_set_defaults2(s, 0, 0);
-}
-
-void av_opt_set_defaults2(void *s, int mask, int flags)
-{
-#endif
     const AVOption *opt = NULL;
     while ((opt = av_opt_next(s, opt)) != NULL) {
-#if FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-        if ((opt->flags & mask) != flags)
-            continue;
-#endif
         switch (opt->type) {
             case AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST:
                 /* Nothing to be done here */
diff --git a/libavutil/opt.h b/libavutil/opt.h
index 24fd74fde3..2d3cc731ee 100644
--- a/libavutil/opt.h
+++ b/libavutil/opt.h
@@ -225,17 +225,6 @@ enum AVOptionType{
     AV_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL,
     AV_OPT_TYPE_BINARY,  ///< offset must point to a pointer immediately followed by an int for the length
     AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST = 128,
-#if FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-    FF_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS = 0,
-    FF_OPT_TYPE_INT,
-    FF_OPT_TYPE_INT64,
-    FF_OPT_TYPE_DOUBLE,
-    FF_OPT_TYPE_FLOAT,
-    FF_OPT_TYPE_STRING,
-    FF_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL,
-    FF_OPT_TYPE_BINARY,  ///< offset must point to a pointer immediately followed by an int for the length
-    FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST=128,
-#endif
 };
 
 /**
@@ -287,66 +276,6 @@ typedef struct AVOption {
     const char *unit;
 } AVOption;
 
-#if FF_API_FIND_OPT
-/**
- * Look for an option in obj. Look only for the options which
- * have the flags set as specified in mask and flags (that is,
- * for which it is the case that opt->flags & mask == flags).
- *
- * @param[in] obj a pointer to a struct whose first element is a
- * pointer to an AVClass
- * @param[in] name the name of the option to look for
- * @param[in] unit the unit of the option to look for, or any if NULL
- * @return a pointer to the option found, or NULL if no option
- * has been found
- *
- * @deprecated use av_opt_find.
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-const AVOption *av_find_opt(void *obj, const char *name, const char *unit, int mask, int flags);
-#endif
-
-#if FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-/**
- * Set the field of obj with the given name to value.
- *
- * @param[in] obj A struct whose first element is a pointer to an
- * AVClass.
- * @param[in] name the name of the field to set
- * @param[in] val The value to set. If the field is not of a string
- * type, then the given string is parsed.
- * SI postfixes and some named scalars are supported.
- * If the field is of a numeric type, it has to be a numeric or named
- * scalar. Behavior with more than one scalar and +- infix operators
- * is undefined.
- * If the field is of a flags type, it has to be a sequence of numeric
- * scalars or named flags separated by '+' or '-'. Prefixing a flag
- * with '+' causes it to be set without affecting the other flags;
- * similarly, '-' unsets a flag.
- * @param[out] o_out if non-NULL put here a pointer to the AVOption
- * found
- * @param alloc this parameter is currently ignored
- * @return 0 if the value has been set, or an AVERROR code in case of
- * error:
- * AVERROR_OPTION_NOT_FOUND if no matching option exists
- * AVERROR(ERANGE) if the value is out of range
- * AVERROR(EINVAL) if the value is not valid
- * @deprecated use av_opt_set()
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_set_string3(void *obj, const char *name, const char *val, int alloc, const AVOption **o_out);
-
-attribute_deprecated const AVOption *av_set_double(void *obj, const char *name, double n);
-attribute_deprecated const AVOption *av_set_q(void *obj, const char *name, AVRational n);
-attribute_deprecated const AVOption *av_set_int(void *obj, const char *name, int64_t n);
-
-attribute_deprecated double av_get_double(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out);
-attribute_deprecated AVRational av_get_q(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out);
-attribute_deprecated int64_t av_get_int(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out);
-attribute_deprecated const char *av_get_string(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out, char *buf, int buf_len);
-attribute_deprecated const AVOption *av_next_option(void *obj, const AVOption *last);
-#endif
-
 /**
  * Show the obj options.
  *
@@ -365,11 +294,6 @@ int av_opt_show2(void *obj, void *av_log_obj, int req_flags, int rej_flags);
  */
 void av_opt_set_defaults(void *s);
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-attribute_deprecated
-void av_opt_set_defaults2(void *s, int mask, int flags);
-#endif
-
 /**
  * Parse the key/value pairs list in opts. For each key/value pair
  * found, stores the value in the field in ctx that is named like the
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index be2b334af1..b781751043 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -61,15 +61,9 @@
  * @{
  */
 
-#ifndef FF_API_FIND_OPT
-#define FF_API_FIND_OPT                 (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 52)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_AV_FIFO_PEEK
 #define FF_API_AV_FIFO_PEEK             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 52)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-#define FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS            (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 52)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_PIX_FMT
 #define FF_API_PIX_FMT                  (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
 #endif