diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7a1094a..1efb46e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ keywords      = ["ffmpeg", "multimedia", "video", "audio"]
 categories    = ["multimedia"]
 
 [features]
-default = ["ffmpeg43", "codec", "device", "filter", "format", "software-resampling", "software-scaling"]
+default = ["codec", "device", "filter", "format", "software-resampling", "software-scaling"]
 
 # ffmpeg<xy> are obsolete features kept for backward compatibility purposes and
 # don't do anything anymore (equivalents are automatically specified through
-# compile-time detection in ffmpeg-sys-next). Deprecation plan: ffmpeg43 will be
-# dropped from default features come 4.4, and all these features will be removed
-# come 5.0.
+# compile-time detection in ffmpeg-sys-next). Deprecation plan: all these
+# features will be removed come 5.0.
 ffmpeg43 = []
 ffmpeg42 = []
 ffmpeg41 = []