diff --git a/tests/api/Makefile b/tests/api/Makefile
index b5c4ccae23..c96e636756 100644
--- a/tests/api/Makefile
+++ b/tests/api/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ APITESTPROGS-$(call ENCDEC, FLAC, FLAC) += api-flac
 APITESTPROGS-$(call DEMDEC, H264, H264) += api-h264
 APITESTPROGS-$(call DEMDEC, H264, H264) += api-h264-slice
 APITESTPROGS-yes += api-seek
-APITESTPROGS-yes += api-codec-param
 APITESTPROGS-$(call DEMDEC, H263, H263) += api-band
 APITESTPROGS-$(HAVE_THREADS) += api-threadmessage
 APITESTPROGS += $(APITESTPROGS-yes)
diff --git a/tests/api/api-codec-param-test.c b/tests/api/api-codec-param-test.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 0868322cb4..0000000000
--- a/tests/api/api-codec-param-test.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,256 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2015 Matthieu Bouron <matthieu.bouron stupeflix.com>
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
- * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
- * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
- * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
- * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
- * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
- * THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include "libavformat/avformat.h"
-#include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
-#include "libavcodec/internal.h"
-#include "libavutil/avassert.h"
-#include "libavutil/opt.h"
-
-static int try_decode_video_frame(AVCodecContext *codec_ctx, AVPacket *pkt, int decode)
-{
-    int ret = 0;
-    int got_frame = 0;
-    AVFrame *frame = NULL;
-    int skip_frame = codec_ctx->skip_frame;
-
-    if (!avcodec_is_open(codec_ctx)) {
-        const AVCodec *codec = avcodec_find_decoder(codec_ctx->codec_id);
-
-        ret = avcodec_open2(codec_ctx, codec, NULL);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            av_log(codec_ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to open codec\n");
-            goto end;
-        }
-    }
-
-    frame = av_frame_alloc();
-    if (!frame) {
-        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to allocate frame\n");
-        goto end;
-    }
-
-    if (!decode && avpriv_codec_get_cap_skip_frame_fill_param(codec_ctx->codec)) {
-        codec_ctx->skip_frame = AVDISCARD_ALL;
-    }
-
-    do {
-        ret = avcodec_decode_video2(codec_ctx, frame, &got_frame, pkt);
-        av_assert0(decode || (!decode && !got_frame));
-        if (ret < 0)
-            break;
-        pkt->data += ret;
-        pkt->size -= ret;
-
-        if (got_frame) {
-            break;
-        }
-    } while (pkt->size > 0);
-
-end:
-    codec_ctx->skip_frame = skip_frame;
-
-    av_frame_free(&frame);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static int find_video_stream_info(AVFormatContext *fmt_ctx, int decode)
-{
-    int ret = 0;
-    int i, done = 0;
-    AVPacket pkt;
-
-    av_init_packet(&pkt);
-
-    while (!done) {
-        AVCodecContext *codec_ctx = NULL;
-        AVStream *st;
-
-        if ((ret = av_read_frame(fmt_ctx, &pkt)) < 0) {
-            av_log(fmt_ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to read frame\n");
-            goto end;
-        }
-
-        st = fmt_ctx->streams[pkt.stream_index];
-        codec_ctx = st->codec;
-
-        /* Writing to AVStream.codec_info_nb_frames must not be done by
-         * user applications. It is done here for testing purposing as
-         * find_video_stream_info tries to mimic avformat_find_stream_info
-         * which writes to this field.
-         * */
-        if (codec_ctx->codec_type != AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO ||
-            st->codec_info_nb_frames++ > 0) {
-            av_packet_unref(&pkt);
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        ret = try_decode_video_frame(codec_ctx, &pkt, decode);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            av_log(fmt_ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to decode video frame\n");
-            goto end;
-        }
-
-        av_packet_unref(&pkt);
-
-        /* check if all video streams have demuxed a packet */
-        done = 1;
-        for (i = 0; i < fmt_ctx->nb_streams; i++) {
-            st = fmt_ctx->streams[i];
-            codec_ctx = st->codec;
-
-            if (codec_ctx->codec_type != AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO)
-                continue;
-
-            done &= st->codec_info_nb_frames > 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-end:
-    av_packet_unref(&pkt);
-
-    /* close all codecs opened in try_decode_video_frame */
-    for (i = 0; i < fmt_ctx->nb_streams; i++) {
-        AVStream *st = fmt_ctx->streams[i];
-        avcodec_close(st->codec);
-    }
-
-    return ret < 0;
-}
-
-static void dump_video_streams(const AVFormatContext *fmt_ctx, int decode)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < fmt_ctx->nb_streams; i++) {
-        const AVOption *opt = NULL;
-        const AVStream *st = fmt_ctx->streams[i];
-        AVCodecContext *codec_ctx = st->codec;
-
-        printf("stream=%d, decode=%d\n", i, decode);
-        while (opt = av_opt_next(codec_ctx, opt)) {
-            uint8_t *str;
-
-            if (opt->type == AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST)
-                continue;
-
-            if (!strcmp(opt->name, "frame_number"))
-                continue;
-
-            if (av_opt_get(codec_ctx, opt->name, 0, &str) >= 0) {
-                printf("    %s=%s\n", opt->name, str);
-                av_free(str);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-static int open_and_probe_video_streams(AVFormatContext **fmt_ctx, const char *filename, int decode)
-{
-    int ret = 0;
-
-    ret = avformat_open_input(fmt_ctx, filename, NULL, NULL);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to open input '%s'", filename);
-        goto end;
-    }
-
-    ret = find_video_stream_info(*fmt_ctx, decode);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        goto end;
-    }
-
-    dump_video_streams(*fmt_ctx, decode);
-
-end:
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static int check_video_streams(const AVFormatContext *fmt_ctx1, const AVFormatContext *fmt_ctx2)
-{
-    int i;
-    int ret = 0;
-
-    av_assert0(fmt_ctx1->nb_streams == fmt_ctx2->nb_streams);
-    for (i = 0; i < fmt_ctx1->nb_streams; i++) {
-        const AVOption *opt = NULL;
-        const AVStream *st1 = fmt_ctx1->streams[i];
-        const AVStream *st2 = fmt_ctx2->streams[i];
-        AVCodecContext *codec_ctx1 = st1->codec;
-        AVCodecContext *codec_ctx2 = st2->codec;
-
-        if (codec_ctx1->codec_type != AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO)
-            continue;
-
-        while (opt = av_opt_next(codec_ctx1, opt)) {
-            uint8_t *str1 = NULL, *str2 = NULL;
-
-            if (opt->type == AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST)
-                continue;
-
-            if (!strcmp(opt->name, "frame_number"))
-                continue;
-
-            av_assert0(av_opt_get(codec_ctx1, opt->name, 0, &str1) >= 0);
-            av_assert0(av_opt_get(codec_ctx2, opt->name, 0, &str2) >= 0);
-            if (strcmp(str1, str2)) {
-                av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Field %s differs: %s %s", opt->name, str1, str2);
-                ret = AVERROR(EINVAL);
-            }
-            av_free(str1);
-            av_free(str2);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char* argv[])
-{
-    int ret = 0;
-    AVFormatContext *fmt_ctx = NULL;
-    AVFormatContext *fmt_ctx_no_decode = NULL;
-
-    if (argc < 2) {
-        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Usage: %s <input>\n", argv[0]);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if ((ret = open_and_probe_video_streams(&fmt_ctx_no_decode, argv[1], 0)) < 0) {
-        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to probe '%s' without frame decoding\n", argv[1]);
-        goto end;
-    }
-
-    if ((ret = open_and_probe_video_streams(&fmt_ctx, argv[1], 1)) < 0) {
-        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to probe '%s' with frame decoding\n", argv[1]);
-        goto end;
-    }
-
-    ret = check_video_streams(fmt_ctx, fmt_ctx_no_decode);
-
-end:
-    avformat_close_input(&fmt_ctx);
-    avformat_close_input(&fmt_ctx_no_decode);
-
-    return ret;
-}
diff --git a/tests/fate/api.mak b/tests/fate/api.mak
index 3e1cc992e0..10288f5aba 100644
--- a/tests/fate/api.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/api.mak
@@ -21,14 +21,6 @@ fate-api-seek: $(APITESTSDIR)/api-seek-test$(EXESUF) fate-lavf-flv
 fate-api-seek: CMD = run $(APITESTSDIR)/api-seek-test$(EXESUF) $(TARGET_PATH)/tests/data/lavf/lavf.flv 0 720
 fate-api-seek: CMP = null
 
-FATE_API_SAMPLES_LIBAVFORMAT-$(call DEMDEC, IMAGE2, PNG) += fate-api-png-codec-param
-fate-api-png-codec-param: $(APITESTSDIR)/api-codec-param-test$(EXESUF)
-fate-api-png-codec-param: CMD = run $(APITESTSDIR)/api-codec-param-test$(EXESUF) $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/png1/lena-rgba.png
-
-FATE_API_SAMPLES_LIBAVFORMAT-$(call DEMDEC, IMAGE2, MJPEG) += fate-api-mjpeg-codec-param
-fate-api-mjpeg-codec-param: $(APITESTSDIR)/api-codec-param-test$(EXESUF)
-fate-api-mjpeg-codec-param: CMD = run $(APITESTSDIR)/api-codec-param-test$(EXESUF) $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/exif/image_small.jpg
-
 FATE_API-$(HAVE_THREADS) += fate-api-threadmessage
 fate-api-threadmessage: $(APITESTSDIR)/api-threadmessage-test$(EXESUF)
 fate-api-threadmessage: CMD = run $(APITESTSDIR)/api-threadmessage-test$(EXESUF) 3 10 30 50 2 20 40
