diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 9448075af2..c80b306e89 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -1982,26 +1982,6 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
      */
     int me_subpel_quality;
 
-#if FF_API_AFD
-    /**
-     * DTG active format information (additional aspect ratio
-     * information only used in DVB MPEG-2 transport streams)
-     * 0 if not set.
-     *
-     * - encoding: unused
-     * - decoding: Set by decoder.
-     * @deprecated Deprecated in favor of AVSideData
-     */
-    attribute_deprecated int dtg_active_format;
-#define FF_DTG_AFD_SAME         8
-#define FF_DTG_AFD_4_3          9
-#define FF_DTG_AFD_16_9         10
-#define FF_DTG_AFD_14_9         11
-#define FF_DTG_AFD_4_3_SP_14_9  13
-#define FF_DTG_AFD_16_9_SP_14_9 14
-#define FF_DTG_AFD_SP_4_3       15
-#endif /* FF_API_AFD */
-
     /**
      * maximum motion estimation search range in subpel units
      * If 0 then no limit.
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264dec.c b/libavcodec/h264dec.c
index b11a5ea636..5abaaabf9d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264dec.c
@@ -707,11 +707,6 @@ static int decode_nal_units(H264Context *h, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
             h->has_recovery_point = h->has_recovery_point || h->sei.recovery_point.recovery_frame_cnt != -1;
             if (avctx->debug & FF_DEBUG_GREEN_MD)
                 debug_green_metadata(&h->sei.green_metadata, h->avctx);
-#if FF_API_AFD
-FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-            h->avctx->dtg_active_format = h->sei.afd.active_format_description;
-FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-#endif /* FF_API_AFD */
             if (ret < 0 && (h->avctx->err_recognition & AV_EF_EXPLODE))
                 goto end;
             break;
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
index 97885c0be8..f102246f52 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
@@ -2351,11 +2351,6 @@ static void mpeg_decode_user_data(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         if (flags & 0x40) {
             if (buf_end - p < 1)
                 return;
-#if FF_API_AFD
-FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-            avctx->dtg_active_format = p[0] & 0x0f;
-FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-#endif /* FF_API_AFD */
             s1->has_afd = 1;
             s1->afd     = p[0] & 0x0f;
         }
diff --git a/libavcodec/options_table.h b/libavcodec/options_table.h
index c020d41930..51932f857d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options_table.h
+++ b/libavcodec/options_table.h
@@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 {"msad", "sum of absolute differences, median predicted", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_CMP_MEDIAN_SAD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
 {"pre_dia_size", "diamond type & size for motion estimation pre-pass", OFFSET(pre_dia_size), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"subq", "sub-pel motion estimation quality", OFFSET(me_subpel_quality), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 8 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
-#if FF_API_AFD
-{"dtg_active_format", NULL, OFFSET(dtg_active_format), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
-#endif
 {"me_range", "limit motion vectors range (1023 for DivX player)", OFFSET(me_range), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 #if FF_API_QUANT_BIAS
 {"ibias", "intra quant bias", OFFSET(intra_quant_bias), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = FF_DEFAULT_QUANT_BIAS }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
diff --git a/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c b/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c
index 2c702c7372..ddfd07d292 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pthread_frame.c
@@ -262,11 +262,6 @@ static int update_context_from_thread(AVCodecContext *dst, AVCodecContext *src,
 
         dst->bits_per_coded_sample = src->bits_per_coded_sample;
         dst->sample_aspect_ratio   = src->sample_aspect_ratio;
-#if FF_API_AFD
-FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-        dst->dtg_active_format     = src->dtg_active_format;
-FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-#endif /* FF_API_AFD */
 
         dst->profile = src->profile;
         dst->level   = src->level;
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 3ad0db30ca..aa2e6a173f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_DEBUG_MV
 #define FF_API_DEBUG_MV          (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_AFD
-#define FF_API_AFD               (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_VISMV
 /* XXX: don't forget to drop the -vismv documentation */
 #define FF_API_VISMV             (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)