diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 43d73a742ec42262dea26ff1d4cb284bbfdda844..10bd5e6d1500a0866b2f0803fba4f6ff74bf9598 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_LLVIDDSP) += lossless_videodsp.o
OBJS-$(CONFIG_LPC) += lpc.o
OBJS-$(CONFIG_LSP) += lsp.o
OBJS-$(CONFIG_MDCT) += mdct_fixed.o mdct_float.o mdct_fixed_32.o
-OBJS-$(CONFIG_ME_CMP) += me_cmp.o dsputil_compat.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_ME_CMP) += me_cmp.o
OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEG_ER) += mpeg_er.o
OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEGAUDIO) += mpegaudio.o mpegaudiodata.o \
mpegaudiodecheader.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/dsputil.h b/libavcodec/dsputil.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f4be85ab766410a7435485d6e500aee61a08eee..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/libavcodec/dsputil.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * DSP utils
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002 Fabrice Bellard
- * Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
- *
- * This file is part of FFmpeg.
- *
- * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-/**
- * @file
- * DSP utils.
- * This is deprecated
- */
-
-#ifndef AVCODEC_DSPUTIL_H
-#define AVCODEC_DSPUTIL_H
-
-#include "avcodec.h"
-#include "version.h"
-#include "me_cmp.h"
-
-#if FF_API_DSPUTIL
-
-/* minimum alignment rules ;)
- * If you notice errors in the align stuff, need more alignment for some ASM code
- * for some CPU or need to use a function with less aligned data then send a mail
- * to the ffmpeg-devel mailing list, ...
- *
- * !warning These alignments might not match reality, (missing attribute((align))
- * stuff somewhere possible).
- * I (Michael) did not check them, these are just the alignments which I think
- * could be reached easily ...
- *
- * !future video codecs might need functions with less strict alignment
- */
-
-struct MpegEncContext;
-
-/**
- * DSPContext.
- */
-typedef struct DSPContext {
- int (*sum_abs_dctelem)(int16_t *block /* align 16 */);
-
- me_cmp_func sad[6]; /* identical to pix_absAxA except additional void * */
- me_cmp_func sse[6];
- me_cmp_func hadamard8_diff[6];
- me_cmp_func dct_sad[6];
- me_cmp_func quant_psnr[6];
- me_cmp_func bit[6];
- me_cmp_func rd[6];
- me_cmp_func vsad[6];
- me_cmp_func vsse[6];
- me_cmp_func nsse[6];
- me_cmp_func w53[6];
- me_cmp_func w97[6];
- me_cmp_func dct_max[6];
- me_cmp_func dct264_sad[6];
-
- me_cmp_func me_pre_cmp[6];
- me_cmp_func me_cmp[6];
- me_cmp_func me_sub_cmp[6];
- me_cmp_func mb_cmp[6];
- me_cmp_func ildct_cmp[6]; // only width 16 used
- me_cmp_func frame_skip_cmp[6]; // only width 8 used
-
- me_cmp_func pix_abs[2][4];
-} DSPContext;
-
-attribute_deprecated void avpriv_dsputil_init(DSPContext* p, AVCodecContext *avctx);
-
-#endif
-#endif /* AVCODEC_DSPUTIL_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/dsputil_compat.c b/libavcodec/dsputil_compat.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ac1099f1602cdcef05953b2c598647c081aac57..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/libavcodec/dsputil_compat.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * DSP utils
- *
- * This file is part of FFmpeg.
- *
- * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-#include "me_cmp.h"
-#include "dsputil.h"
-
-#if FF_API_DSPUTIL
-
-void avpriv_dsputil_init(DSPContext* p, AVCodecContext *avctx)
-{
- MECmpContext mecc;
-
- ff_me_cmp_init(&mecc, avctx);
-#define COPY(name) memcpy(&p->name, &mecc.name, sizeof(p->name))
- COPY(sum_abs_dctelem);
- COPY(sad);
- COPY(sse);
- COPY(hadamard8_diff);
- COPY(dct_sad);
- COPY(quant_psnr);
- COPY(bit);
- COPY(rd);
- COPY(vsad);
- COPY(vsse);
- COPY(nsse);
- COPY(w53);
- COPY(w97);
- COPY(dct_max);
- COPY(dct264_sad);
- COPY(me_pre_cmp);
- COPY(me_cmp);
- COPY(me_sub_cmp);
- COPY(mb_cmp);
- COPY(ildct_cmp);
- COPY(frame_skip_cmp);
- COPY(pix_abs);
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 866488409904d87735edace043eeec8ec281c14c..7b303344e82671a21699ecea3d34b75b7858d5c1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@
#ifndef FF_API_EMU_EDGE
#define FF_API_EMU_EDGE (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 57)
#endif
-#ifndef FF_API_DSPUTIL
-#define FF_API_DSPUTIL (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 56)
-#endif
#ifndef FF_API_ARCH_SH4
#define FF_API_ARCH_SH4 (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 57)
#endif