diff --git a/libavcodec/encode.c b/libavcodec/encode.c
index b850f86d0c..b1784ed050 100644
--- a/libavcodec/encode.c
+++ b/libavcodec/encode.c
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ int ff_alloc_packet2(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt, int64_t size, int64
     }
 }
 
-int ff_alloc_packet(AVPacket *avpkt, int size)
-{
-    return ff_alloc_packet2(NULL, avpkt, size, 0);
-}
-
 /**
  * Pad last frame with silence.
  */
diff --git a/libavcodec/internal.h b/libavcodec/internal.h
index 0e3415d69b..d09c3167ed 100644
--- a/libavcodec/internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/internal.h
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ void ff_color_frame(AVFrame *frame, const int color[4]);
  */
 int ff_alloc_packet2(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt, int64_t size, int64_t min_size);
 
-attribute_deprecated int ff_alloc_packet(AVPacket *avpkt, int size);
-
 /**
  * Rescale from sample rate to AVCodecContext.time_base.
  */