diff --git a/libavcodec/aacenc.c b/libavcodec/aacenc.c
index ec09063e84..3b7dc164da 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacenc.c
@@ -818,7 +818,13 @@ static int aac_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt,
 
     put_bits(&s->pb, 3, TYPE_END);
     flush_put_bits(&s->pb);
+
+#if FF_API_STAT_BITS
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     avctx->frame_bits = put_bits_count(&s->pb);
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif
+
     s->lambda_sum += s->lambda;
     s->lambda_count++;
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 616bcae03c..35965d7a25 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -2672,22 +2672,29 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
                             /* This doesn't take account of any particular  */
                             /* headers inside the transmitted RTP payload.  */
 
+#if FF_API_STAT_BITS
     /* statistics, used for 2-pass encoding */
+    attribute_deprecated
     int mv_bits;
+    attribute_deprecated
     int header_bits;
+    attribute_deprecated
     int i_tex_bits;
+    attribute_deprecated
     int p_tex_bits;
+    attribute_deprecated
     int i_count;
+    attribute_deprecated
     int p_count;
+    attribute_deprecated
     int skip_count;
+    attribute_deprecated
     int misc_bits;
 
-    /**
-     * number of bits used for the previously encoded frame
-     * - encoding: Set by libavcodec.
-     * - decoding: unused
-     */
+    /** @deprecated this field is unused */
+    attribute_deprecated
     int frame_bits;
+#endif
 
     /**
      * pass1 encoding statistics output buffer
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
index 83a43c788c..a550685e4f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
@@ -1835,6 +1835,8 @@ vbv_retry:
         if (ret < 0)
             return -1;
 
+#if FF_API_STAT_BITS
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
         avctx->header_bits = s->header_bits;
         avctx->mv_bits     = s->mv_bits;
         avctx->misc_bits   = s->misc_bits;
@@ -1844,6 +1846,8 @@ vbv_retry:
         // FIXME f/b_count in avctx
         avctx->p_count     = s->mb_num - s->i_count - s->skip_count;
         avctx->skip_count  = s->skip_count;
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif
 
         frame_end(s);
 
@@ -1905,9 +1909,9 @@ vbv_retry:
                                        s->pict_type);
 
         if (s->avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_PASS1)
-            assert(avctx->header_bits + avctx->mv_bits + avctx->misc_bits +
-                   avctx->i_tex_bits + avctx->p_tex_bits ==
-                       put_bits_count(&s->pb));
+            assert(put_bits_count(&s->pb) == s->header_bits + s->mv_bits +
+                                             s->misc_bits + s->i_tex_bits +
+                                             s->p_tex_bits);
         flush_put_bits(&s->pb);
         s->frame_bits  = put_bits_count(&s->pb);
 
@@ -1990,7 +1994,12 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
 #endif
         }
         s->total_bits     += s->frame_bits;
+#if FF_API_STAT_BITS
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
         avctx->frame_bits  = s->frame_bits;
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif
+
 
         pkt->pts = s->current_picture.f->pts;
         if (!s->low_delay && s->pict_type != AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B) {
diff --git a/libavcodec/options_table.h b/libavcodec/options_table.h
index 878cf0c55e..cc119002cd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options_table.h
+++ b/libavcodec/options_table.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 #endif
 {"b_strategy", "strategy to choose between I/P/B-frames", OFFSET(b_frame_strategy), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"ps", "RTP payload size in bytes", OFFSET(rtp_payload_size), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
+#if FF_API_STAT_BITS
 {"mv_bits", NULL, OFFSET(mv_bits), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
 {"header_bits", NULL, OFFSET(header_bits), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
 {"i_tex_bits", NULL, OFFSET(i_tex_bits), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 {"skip_count", NULL, OFFSET(skip_count), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
 {"misc_bits", NULL, OFFSET(misc_bits), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
 {"frame_bits", NULL, OFFSET(frame_bits), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
+#endif
 {"codec_tag", NULL, OFFSET(codec_tag), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
 {"bug", "work around not autodetected encoder bugs", OFFSET(workaround_bugs), AV_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS, {.i64 = FF_BUG_AUTODETECT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, "bug"},
 {"autodetect", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_BUG_AUTODETECT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, "bug"},
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 163c8ca201..72b54beaeb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -203,5 +203,8 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_CODER_TYPE
 #define FF_API_CODER_TYPE        (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif
+#ifndef FF_API_STAT_BITS
+#define FF_API_STAT_BITS         (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
+#endif
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_VERSION_H */