diff --git a/libavcodec/audioconvert.c b/libavcodec/audioconvert.c
index 15d56e8502..745f01de38 100644
--- a/libavcodec/audioconvert.c
+++ b/libavcodec/audioconvert.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ typedef struct SampleFmtInfo {
 static const SampleFmtInfo sample_fmt_info[SAMPLE_FMT_NB] = {
     [SAMPLE_FMT_U8]  = { .name = "u8",  .bits = 8 },
     [SAMPLE_FMT_S16] = { .name = "s16", .bits = 16 },
-    [SAMPLE_FMT_S24] = { .name = "s24", .bits = 24 },
     [SAMPLE_FMT_S32] = { .name = "s32", .bits = 32 },
     [SAMPLE_FMT_FLT] = { .name = "flt", .bits = 32 },
     [SAMPLE_FMT_DBL] = { .name = "dbl", .bits = 64 },
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 05f79c87a1..6a58ea732b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ enum SampleFormat {
     SAMPLE_FMT_NONE = -1,
     SAMPLE_FMT_U8,              ///< unsigned 8 bits
     SAMPLE_FMT_S16,             ///< signed 16 bits
-    SAMPLE_FMT_S24,             ///< signed 24 bits @deprecated Deprecated in favor of SAMPLE_FMT_S32
     SAMPLE_FMT_S32,             ///< signed 32 bits
     SAMPLE_FMT_FLT,             ///< float
     SAMPLE_FMT_DBL,             ///< double
diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 1d00854287..adda58658b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -1310,8 +1310,6 @@ int av_get_bits_per_sample_format(enum SampleFormat sample_fmt) {
         return 8;
     case SAMPLE_FMT_S16:
         return 16;
-    case SAMPLE_FMT_S24:
-        return 24;
     case SAMPLE_FMT_S32:
     case SAMPLE_FMT_FLT:
         return 32;