diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index e8578a9327..91edaf0d51 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -1768,22 +1768,6 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
      */
     uint64_t error[4];
 
-#if FF_API_MB_Q
-    /**
-     * minimum MB quantizer
-     * - encoding: unused
-     * - decoding: unused
-     */
-    attribute_deprecated int mb_qmin;
-
-    /**
-     * maximum MB quantizer
-     * - encoding: unused
-     * - decoding: unused
-     */
-    attribute_deprecated int mb_qmax;
-#endif
-
     /**
      * motion estimation comparison function
      * - encoding: Set by user.
diff --git a/libavcodec/options.c b/libavcodec/options.c
index d664d41aa8..2f44185f36 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options.c
+++ b/libavcodec/options.c
@@ -247,10 +247,6 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
 {"pf", "forward predicted MVs of P-frames", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_DEBUG_VIS_MV_P_FOR, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, "debug_mv"},
 {"bf", "forward predicted MVs of B-frames", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_DEBUG_VIS_MV_B_FOR, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, "debug_mv"},
 {"bb", "backward predicted MVs of B-frames", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_DEBUG_VIS_MV_B_BACK, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, "debug_mv"},
-#if FF_API_MB_Q
-{"mb_qmin", "obsolete, use qmin", OFFSET(mb_qmin), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
-{"mb_qmax", "obsolete, use qmax", OFFSET(mb_qmax), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
-#endif
 {"cmp", "full pel me compare function", OFFSET(me_cmp), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
 {"subcmp", "sub pel me compare function", OFFSET(me_sub_cmp), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
 {"mbcmp", "macroblock compare function", OFFSET(mb_cmp), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "cmp_func"},
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 90402ffff7..d384d54a24 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_OLD_AUDIOCONVERT
 #define FF_API_OLD_AUDIOCONVERT (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_MB_Q
-#define FF_API_MB_Q             (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_ANTIALIAS_ALGO
 #define FF_API_ANTIALIAS_ALGO   (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif