diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 22d7f50649..f1475fa32e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -1826,17 +1826,6 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
      */
     int seek_preroll;
 
-#if FF_API_DEBUG_MV
-    /**
-     * @deprecated unused
-     */
-    attribute_deprecated
-    int debug_mv;
-#define FF_DEBUG_VIS_MV_P_FOR  0x00000001 //visualize forward predicted MVs of P frames
-#define FF_DEBUG_VIS_MV_B_FOR  0x00000002 //visualize forward predicted MVs of B frames
-#define FF_DEBUG_VIS_MV_B_BACK 0x00000004 //visualize backward predicted MVs of B frames
-#endif
-
     /**
      * custom intra quantization matrix
      * - encoding: Set by user, can be NULL.
diff --git a/libavcodec/version_major.h b/libavcodec/version_major.h
index 852f4a9cab..f0e347c482 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version_major.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version_major.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
  * at once through the bump. This improves the git bisect-ability of the change.
  */
 
-#define FF_API_DEBUG_MV          (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 60)
 #define FF_API_GET_FRAME_CLASS     (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 60)
 #define FF_API_AUTO_THREADS        (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 60)
 #define FF_API_INIT_PACKET         (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 60)