diff --git a/libavcodec/ffv1.c b/libavcodec/ffv1.c
index c2b68e4adc..2efe7e192e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ffv1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ffv1.c
@@ -669,11 +669,6 @@ static av_cold int encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     case PIX_FMT_YUV444P16:
     case PIX_FMT_YUV422P16:
     case PIX_FMT_YUV420P16:
-        if(avctx->strict_std_compliance > FF_COMPLIANCE_EXPERIMENTAL){
-            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "More than 8 bit per component is still experimental and no gurantee is yet made for future compatibility\n"
-               "Use vstrict=-2 / -strict -2 to use it anyway.\n");
-            return -1;
-        }
         if(avctx->bits_per_raw_sample <=8){
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "bits_per_raw_sample invalid\n");
             return -1;