diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 315246e68e..909fb9172b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -3455,25 +3455,6 @@ enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt_of_list(const enum AVPixelFormat *p
                                             enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt,
                                             int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr);
 
-#if FF_API_AVCODEC_PIX_FMT
-/**
- * @deprecated see av_get_pix_fmt_loss()
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int avcodec_get_pix_fmt_loss(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt, enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt,
-                             int has_alpha);
-/**
- * @deprecated see av_find_best_pix_fmt_of_2()
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt_of_2(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt1, enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt2,
-                                            enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt, int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr);
-
-attribute_deprecated
-enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt2(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt1, enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt2,
-                                            enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt, int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr);
-#endif
-
 enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_default_get_format(struct AVCodecContext *s, const enum AVPixelFormat * fmt);
 
 /**
diff --git a/libavcodec/imgconvert.c b/libavcodec/imgconvert.c
index 40300f836d..96511ac7d6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/imgconvert.c
+++ b/libavcodec/imgconvert.c
@@ -28,27 +28,6 @@
 #include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
 #include "libavutil/pixfmt.h"
 
-#if FF_API_AVCODEC_PIX_FMT
-int avcodec_get_pix_fmt_loss(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt,
-                             enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt,
-                             int has_alpha)
-{
-    return av_get_pix_fmt_loss(dst_pix_fmt, src_pix_fmt, has_alpha);
-}
-
-enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt_of_2(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt1, enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt2,
-                                            enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt, int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr)
-{
-    return av_find_best_pix_fmt_of_2(dst_pix_fmt1, dst_pix_fmt2, src_pix_fmt, has_alpha, loss_ptr);
-}
-
-enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt2(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt1, enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt2,
-                                            enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt, int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr)
-{
-    return av_find_best_pix_fmt_of_2(dst_pix_fmt1, dst_pix_fmt2, src_pix_fmt, has_alpha, loss_ptr);
-}
-
-#endif
 enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt_of_list(const enum AVPixelFormat *pix_fmt_list,
                                             enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt,
                                             int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr){
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 51d46f5abe..6405e23e2b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_OLD_ENCDEC
 #define FF_API_OLD_ENCDEC          (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_AVCODEC_PIX_FMT
-#define FF_API_AVCODEC_PIX_FMT     (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_MPV_RC_STRATEGY
 #define FF_API_MPV_RC_STRATEGY     (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif