diff --git a/libavformat/avio.h b/libavformat/avio.h
index 82c2cece07..2502711be5 100644
--- a/libavformat/avio.h
+++ b/libavformat/avio.h
@@ -605,10 +605,6 @@ int avio_open_dyn_buf(AVIOContext **s);
  */
 int avio_close_dyn_buf(AVIOContext *s, uint8_t **pbuffer);
 
-#if FF_API_UDP_GET_FILE
-int udp_get_file_handle(URLContext *h);
-#endif
-
 /**
  * Iterate through names of available protocols.
  *
diff --git a/libavformat/udp.c b/libavformat/udp.c
index b881ff95fd..e16dc4c7e0 100644
--- a/libavformat/udp.c
+++ b/libavformat/udp.c
@@ -292,10 +292,7 @@ int ff_udp_get_local_port(URLContext *h)
  * streams at the same time.
  * @param h media file context
  */
-#if !FF_API_UDP_GET_FILE
-static
-#endif
-int udp_get_file_handle(URLContext *h)
+static int udp_get_file_handle(URLContext *h)
 {
     UDPContext *s = h->priv_data;
     return s->udp_fd;
diff --git a/libavformat/version.h b/libavformat/version.h
index 182bfb7814..50421495bb 100644
--- a/libavformat/version.h
+++ b/libavformat/version.h
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_URL_CLASS
 #define FF_API_URL_CLASS               (LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR >= 53)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_UDP_GET_FILE
-#define FF_API_UDP_GET_FILE            (LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_URL_SPLIT
 #define FF_API_URL_SPLIT               (LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
 #endif