diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index cb819f2558..12345fdbea 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -499,10 +499,6 @@ enum AVCodecID {
 #endif
 };
 
-#if FF_API_CODEC_ID
-#define CodecID AVCodecID
-#endif
-
 /**
  * This struct describes the properties of a single codec described by an
  * AVCodecID.