diff --git a/libavformat/avformat.h b/libavformat/avformat.h
index 822aa4c631..765bc3b6f5 100644
--- a/libavformat/avformat.h
+++ b/libavformat/avformat.h
@@ -954,11 +954,7 @@ typedef struct AVStream {
      * decoding: set by libavformat, must not be modified by the caller.
      * encoding: unused
      */
-#if FF_API_INIT_PACKET
     AVPacket attached_pic;
-#else
-    AVPacket *attached_pic;
-#endif
 
     /**
      * An array of side data that applies to the whole stream (i.e. the