diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 750a208f43..593ee363dd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -3639,8 +3639,6 @@ AVCodecContext *avcodec_alloc_context2(enum AVMediaType);
  *
  * @return An AVCodecContext filled with default values or NULL on failure.
  * @see avcodec_get_context_defaults
- *
- * @deprecated use avcodec_alloc_context3()
  */
 AVCodecContext *avcodec_alloc_context3(AVCodec *codec);