diff --git a/video/mp_image.c b/video/mp_image.c
index 440e3ff5dc..66a046c52f 100644
--- a/video/mp_image.c
+++ b/video/mp_image.c
@@ -225,12 +225,6 @@ struct mp_image *mp_image_new_copy(struct mp_image *img)
         return NULL;
     mp_image_copy(new, img);
     mp_image_copy_attributes(new, img);
-
-    // Normally these are covered by the reference to the original image data
-    // (like the AVFrame in vd_lavc.c), but we can't manage it on our own.
-    new->qscale = NULL;
-    new->qstride = 0;
-
     return new;
 }
 
@@ -363,7 +357,6 @@ void mp_image_copy_attributes(struct mp_image *dst, struct mp_image *src)
 {
     dst->pict_type = src->pict_type;
     dst->fields = src->fields;
-    dst->qscale_type = src->qscale_type;
     dst->pts = src->pts;
     dst->params.stereo_in = src->params.stereo_in;
     dst->params.stereo_out = src->params.stereo_out;
@@ -635,9 +628,6 @@ void mp_image_copy_fields_from_av_frame(struct mp_image *dst,
     if (src->repeat_pict == 1)
         dst->fields |= MP_IMGFIELD_REPEAT_FIRST;
 
-#if HAVE_AVUTIL_QP_API
-    dst->qscale = av_frame_get_qp_table(src, &dst->qstride, &dst->qscale_type);
-#endif
 }
 
 // Not strictly related, but was added in a similar timeframe.
diff --git a/video/mp_image.h b/video/mp_image.h
index 24e9b8d885..03d7e70c9b 100644
--- a/video/mp_image.h
+++ b/video/mp_image.h
@@ -91,11 +91,8 @@ typedef struct mp_image {
     uint8_t *planes[MP_MAX_PLANES];
     int stride[MP_MAX_PLANES];
 
-    char * qscale;
-    int qstride;
     int pict_type; // 0->unknown, 1->I, 2->P, 3->B
     int fields;
-    int qscale_type; // 0->mpeg1/4/h263, 1->mpeg2
 
     /* redundant */
     int chroma_width;
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index d789f5cbc9..ae7ef4187b 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -404,12 +404,6 @@ Libav libraries ({0}). Aborting.".format(" ".join(libav_pkg_config_checks))
         'func': check_statement('libavcodec/avcodec.h',
                                 'int x = AVCOL_SPC_BT2020_NCL',
                                 use='libav')
-    }, {
-        'name': 'avutil-qp-api',
-        'desc': 'libavutil QP API',
-        'func': check_statement('libavutil/frame.h',
-                                'av_frame_get_qp_table(NULL, NULL, NULL)',
-                                use='libav')
     }, {
         'name': 'avcodec-vdpau-alloc-context',
         'desc': 'libavcodec vdpau non-sense',