diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 62d4b264c3..de371e8a81 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -119,24 +119,6 @@ static int volatile entangled_thread_counter = 0;
 static void *codec_mutex;
 static void *avformat_mutex;
 
-#if CONFIG_RAISE_MAJOR
-#    define LIBNAME "LIBAVCODEC_155"
-#else
-#    define LIBNAME "LIBAVCODEC_55"
-#endif
-
-#if FF_API_FAST_MALLOC && CONFIG_SHARED && HAVE_SYMVER
-FF_SYMVER(void*, av_fast_realloc, (void *ptr, unsigned int *size, size_t min_size), LIBNAME)
-{
-    return av_fast_realloc(ptr, size, min_size);
-}
-
-FF_SYMVER(void, av_fast_malloc, (void *ptr, unsigned int *size, size_t min_size), LIBNAME)
-{
-    av_fast_malloc(ptr, size, min_size);
-}
-#endif
-
 static inline int ff_fast_malloc(void *ptr, unsigned int *size, size_t min_size, int zero_realloc)
 {
     void **p = ptr;