diff --git a/libavcodec/audioconvert.h b/libavcodec/audioconvert.h
index 6fe0fb674c..be4867c22e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/audioconvert.h
+++ b/libavcodec/audioconvert.h
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ enum AVSampleFormat avcodec_get_sample_fmt(const char* name);
 #endif
 
 #if FF_API_OLD_AUDIOCONVERT
-attribute_deprecated
-const char *avcodec_get_channel_name(int channel_id);
-
 /**
  * @deprecated Use av_get_channel_layout() instead.
  */