diff --git a/libavfilter/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.h b/libavfilter/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 081d6ee545..0000000000
--- a/libavfilter/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of MPlayer.
- *
- * MPlayer is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * MPlayer is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- * with MPlayer; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- */
-
-#ifndef MPLAYER_VD_FFMPEG_H
-#define MPLAYER_VD_FFMPEG_H
-
-void ff_init_avcodec(void);
-
-#endif /* MPLAYER_VD_FFMPEG_H */
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_mp.c b/libavfilter/vf_mp.c
index 6c87b3a8f0..e057d628ad 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_mp.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_mp.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "libmpcodecs/vf.h"
 #include "libmpcodecs/img_format.h"
 #include "libmpcodecs/cpudetect.h"
-#include "libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.h"
+#include "libmpcodecs/av_helpers.h"
 #include "libmpcodecs/vf_scale.h"
 #include "libmpcodecs/libvo/fastmemcpy.h"