diff --git a/libavcodec/options_table.h b/libavcodec/options_table.h
index 0bd21aaf0c..1903d3d0b1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options_table.h
+++ b/libavcodec/options_table.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 {"me_method", "set motion estimation method", OFFSET(me_method), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = ME_EPZS }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "me_method"},
 {"zero", "zero motion estimation (fastest)", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = ME_ZERO }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "me_method" },
 {"full", "full motion estimation (slowest)", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = ME_FULL }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "me_method" },
-{"epzs", "EPZS motion estimation (default)", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = ME_EPZS }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "me_method" },
+{"epzs", "EPZS motion estimation", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = ME_EPZS }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "me_method" },
 {"esa", "esa motion estimation (alias for full)", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = ME_FULL }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "me_method" },
 {"tesa", "tesa motion estimation", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = ME_TESA }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "me_method" },
 {"dia", "diamond motion estimation (alias for EPZS)", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = ME_EPZS }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "me_method" },
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 {"rc_init_cplx", "deprecated, use encoder private options instead", OFFSET(rc_initial_cplx), AV_OPT_TYPE_FLOAT, {.dbl = DEFAULT }, -FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX, V|E},
 #endif
 {"dct", "DCT algorithm", OFFSET(dct_algo), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, 0, INT_MAX, V|E, "dct"},
-{"auto", "autoselect a good one (default)", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_DCT_AUTO }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "dct"},
+{"auto", "autoselect a good one", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_DCT_AUTO }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "dct"},
 {"fastint", "fast integer", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_DCT_FASTINT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "dct"},
 {"int", "accurate integer", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_DCT_INT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "dct"},
 {"mmx", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_DCT_MMX }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "dct"},
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 {"xvmc_acceleration", NULL, OFFSET(xvmc_acceleration), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
 #endif /* FF_API_XVMC */
 {"mbd", "macroblock decision algorithm (high quality mode)", OFFSET(mb_decision), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, 0, 2, V|E, "mbd"},
-{"simple", "use mbcmp (default)", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_MB_DECISION_SIMPLE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "mbd"},
+{"simple", "use mbcmp", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_MB_DECISION_SIMPLE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "mbd"},
 {"bits", "use fewest bits", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_MB_DECISION_BITS }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "mbd"},
 {"rd", "use best rate distortion", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_MB_DECISION_RD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "mbd"},
 #if FF_API_STREAM_CODEC_TAG