diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 480fb70ce0..5f13f865e4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -1504,14 +1504,6 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
      */
     unsigned int codec_tag;
 
-#if FF_API_STREAM_CODEC_TAG
-    /**
-     * @deprecated this field is unused
-     */
-    attribute_deprecated
-    unsigned int stream_codec_tag;
-#endif
-
     void *priv_data;
 
     /**
diff --git a/libavcodec/options_table.h b/libavcodec/options_table.h
index 770a6aafc3..d89f58d540 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options_table.h
+++ b/libavcodec/options_table.h
@@ -264,9 +264,6 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 {"simple", "use mbcmp", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_MB_DECISION_SIMPLE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "mbd"},
 {"bits", "use fewest bits", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_MB_DECISION_BITS }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "mbd"},
 {"rd", "use best rate distortion", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_MB_DECISION_RD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "mbd"},
-#if FF_API_STREAM_CODEC_TAG
-{"stream_codec_tag", NULL, OFFSET(stream_codec_tag), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
-#endif
 #if FF_API_PRIVATE_OPT
 {"sc_threshold", "scene change threshold", OFFSET(scenechange_threshold), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 #endif
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 15d7a16a96..69f124a4c6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_AVCTX_TIMEBASE
 #define FF_API_AVCTX_TIMEBASE    (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_STREAM_CODEC_TAG
-#define FF_API_STREAM_CODEC_TAG  (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_CODED_FRAME
 #define FF_API_CODED_FRAME       (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif