diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b6f56caa98..a6ee5e2a52 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ Configuration options:
   --disable-swscale        disable libswscale build
   --enable-postproc        enable GPLed postprocessing support [no]
   --disable-avfilter       disable video filter support [no]
-  --enable-avfilter-lavf   video filters dependent on avformat [no]
   --disable-pthreads       disable pthreads [auto]
   --enable-w32threads      use Win32 threads [no]
   --enable-x11grab         enable X11 grabbing [no]
@@ -850,7 +849,6 @@ CONFIG_LIST="
     avcore
     avdevice
     avfilter
-    avfilter_lavf
     avformat
     avisynth
     bzlib
@@ -1380,10 +1378,6 @@ rtp_protocol_select="udp_protocol"
 tcp_protocol_deps="network"
 udp_protocol_deps="network"
 
-# filters
-movie_filter_deps="avfilter_lavf"
-avfilter_lavf_deps="avformat"
-
 # libraries
 avdevice_deps="avcodec avformat"
 avformat_deps="avcodec"
@@ -2939,7 +2933,6 @@ echo "static                    ${static-no}"
 echo "shared                    ${shared-no}"
 echo "postprocessing support    ${postproc-no}"
 echo "new filter support        ${avfilter-no}"
-echo "filters using lavformat   ${avfilter_lavf-no}"
 echo "network support           ${network-no}"
 echo "threading support         ${thread_type-no}"
 echo "SDL support               ${sdl-no}"
diff --git a/libavfilter/Makefile b/libavfilter/Makefile
index 33cd2ab6f5..6f34ca96dc 100644
--- a/libavfilter/Makefile
+++ b/libavfilter/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ include $(SUBDIR)../config.mak
 
 NAME = avfilter
 FFLIBS = avcodec avcore avutil swscale
-FFLIBS-$(CONFIG_AVFILTER_LAVF) += avformat
 
 HEADERS = avfilter.h