diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 778b328674..1cbc56df30 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -783,17 +783,6 @@ typedef struct AVPanScan{
 #define FF_BUFFER_TYPE_SHARED   4 ///< Buffer from somewhere else; don't deallocate image (data/base), all other tables are not shared.
 #define FF_BUFFER_TYPE_COPY     8 ///< Just a (modified) copy of some other buffer, don't deallocate anything.
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_FF_PICT_TYPES
-/* DEPRECATED, directly use the AV_PICTURE_TYPE_* enum values */
-#define FF_I_TYPE  AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I  ///< Intra
-#define FF_P_TYPE  AV_PICTURE_TYPE_P  ///< Predicted
-#define FF_B_TYPE  AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B  ///< Bi-dir predicted
-#define FF_S_TYPE  AV_PICTURE_TYPE_S  ///< S(GMC)-VOP MPEG4
-#define FF_SI_TYPE AV_PICTURE_TYPE_SI ///< Switching Intra
-#define FF_SP_TYPE AV_PICTURE_TYPE_SP ///< Switching Predicted
-#define FF_BI_TYPE AV_PICTURE_TYPE_BI
-#endif
-
 #define FF_BUFFER_HINTS_VALID    0x01 // Buffer hints value is meaningful (if 0 ignore).
 #define FF_BUFFER_HINTS_READABLE 0x02 // Codec will read from buffer.
 #define FF_BUFFER_HINTS_PRESERVE 0x04 // User must not alter buffer content.
@@ -4096,18 +4085,6 @@ void avcodec_default_free_buffers(AVCodecContext *s);
 
 /* misc useful functions */
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_FF_PICT_TYPES
-/**
- * Return a single letter to describe the given picture type pict_type.
- *
- * @param[in] pict_type the picture type
- * @return A single character representing the picture type.
- * @deprecated Use av_get_picture_type_char() instead.
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-char av_get_pict_type_char(int pict_type);
-#endif
-
 /**
  * Return codec bits per sample.
  *
diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 7f8009d7f9..2101df145d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -1603,12 +1603,6 @@ void avcodec_default_free_buffers(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }
 }
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_FF_PICT_TYPES
-char av_get_pict_type_char(int pict_type){
-    return av_get_picture_type_char(pict_type);
-}
-#endif
-
 int av_get_bits_per_sample(enum CodecID codec_id){
     switch(codec_id){
     case CODEC_ID_ADPCM_SBPRO_2:
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 7b2bd188de..ace2f355e1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_REQUEST_CHANNELS
 #define FF_API_REQUEST_CHANNELS (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 55)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_OLD_FF_PICT_TYPES
-#define FF_API_OLD_FF_PICT_TYPES (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_FLAC_GLOBAL_OPTS
 #define FF_API_FLAC_GLOBAL_OPTS (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif