diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index e02445e383..40c8fab369 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -5638,14 +5638,6 @@ enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_default_get_format(struct AVCodecContext *s, const en
  * @}
  */
 
-#if FF_API_SET_DIMENSIONS
-/**
- * @deprecated this function is not supposed to be used from outside of lavc
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-void avcodec_set_dimensions(AVCodecContext *s, int width, int height);
-#endif
-
 #if FF_API_TAG_STRING
 /**
  * Put a string representing the codec tag codec_tag in buf.
diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 95786e8b54..05f4302ad1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -198,16 +198,6 @@ unsigned avcodec_get_edge_width(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-#if FF_API_SET_DIMENSIONS
-void avcodec_set_dimensions(AVCodecContext *s, int width, int height)
-{
-    int ret = ff_set_dimensions(s, width, height);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        av_log(s, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Failed to set dimensions %d %d\n", width, height);
-    }
-}
-#endif
-
 int ff_set_dimensions(AVCodecContext *s, int width, int height)
 {
     int ret = av_image_check_size2(width, height, s->max_pixels, AV_PIX_FMT_NONE, 0, s);
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 95be1ed4cd..fd334e83fd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_LOWRES
 #define FF_API_LOWRES            (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_SET_DIMENSIONS
-#define FF_API_SET_DIMENSIONS    (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_DEBUG_MV
 #define FF_API_DEBUG_MV          (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
 #endif