diff --git a/libavutil/avutil.h b/libavutil/avutil.h
index edae38eb69..abbdd0642a 100644
--- a/libavutil/avutil.h
+++ b/libavutil/avutil.h
@@ -94,14 +94,6 @@ enum AVMediaType {
 #define AV_TIME_BASE            1000000
 #define AV_TIME_BASE_Q          (AVRational){1, AV_TIME_BASE}
 
-/**
- * Those FF_API_* defines are not part of public API.
- * They may change, break or disappear at any time.
- */
-#ifndef FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES
-#define FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 51)
-#endif
-
 #include "common.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "mathematics.h"
diff --git a/libavutil/imgutils.c b/libavutil/imgutils.c
index 129fb9555d..544007f120 100644
--- a/libavutil/imgutils.c
+++ b/libavutil/imgutils.c
@@ -266,32 +266,3 @@ void av_image_copy(uint8_t *dst_data[4], int dst_linesizes[4],
         }
     }
 }
-
-#if FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES
-void av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
-                                const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc)
-{
-    av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(max_pixsteps, max_pixstep_comps, pixdesc);
-}
-
-int av_get_image_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane)
-{
-    return av_image_get_linesize(pix_fmt, width, plane);
-}
-
-int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width)
-{
-    return av_image_fill_linesizes(linesizes, pix_fmt, width);
-}
-
-int av_fill_image_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
-                           uint8_t *ptr, const int linesizes[4])
-{
-    return av_image_fill_pointers(data, pix_fmt, height, ptr, linesizes);
-}
-
-int av_check_image_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx)
-{
-    return av_image_check_size(w, h, log_offset, log_ctx);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/libavutil/imgutils.h b/libavutil/imgutils.h
index 6ebb1b0a6c..7abeb657fb 100644
--- a/libavutil/imgutils.h
+++ b/libavutil/imgutils.h
@@ -127,23 +127,4 @@ int av_image_check_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *lo
 
 int ff_set_systematic_pal2(uint32_t pal[256], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt);
 
-#if FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES
-attribute_deprecated
-void av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
-                                const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc);
-
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_get_image_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane);
-
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width);
-
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_fill_image_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
-                           uint8_t *ptr, const int linesizes[4]);
-
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_check_image_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx);
-#endif
-
 #endif /* AVUTIL_IMGUTILS_H */