diff --git a/libavformat/mov.c b/libavformat/mov.c
index 9ca1ac89a8..8b3371abe6 100644
--- a/libavformat/mov.c
+++ b/libavformat/mov.c
@@ -4582,8 +4582,6 @@ static int mov_read_tkhd(MOVContext *c, AVIOContext *pb, MOVAtom atom)
 
     // save the matrix when it is not the default identity
     if (!IS_MATRIX_IDENT(res_display_matrix)) {
-        double rotate;
-
         av_freep(&sc->display_matrix);
         sc->display_matrix = av_malloc(sizeof(int32_t) * 9);
         if (!sc->display_matrix)
@@ -4592,18 +4590,6 @@ static int mov_read_tkhd(MOVContext *c, AVIOContext *pb, MOVAtom atom)
         for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
             for (j = 0; j < 3; j++)
                 sc->display_matrix[i * 3 + j] = res_display_matrix[i][j];
-
-#if FF_API_OLD_ROTATE_API
-        rotate = av_display_rotation_get(sc->display_matrix);
-        if (!isnan(rotate)) {
-            char rotate_buf[64];
-            rotate = -rotate;
-            if (rotate < 0) // for backward compatibility
-                rotate += 360;
-            snprintf(rotate_buf, sizeof(rotate_buf), "%g", rotate);
-            av_dict_set(&st->metadata, "rotate", rotate_buf, 0);
-        }
-#endif
     }
 
     // transform the display width/height according to the matrix
diff --git a/libavformat/movenc.c b/libavformat/movenc.c
index 8e6ed817d8..b15ecbe713 100644
--- a/libavformat/movenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/movenc.c
@@ -3043,7 +3043,6 @@ static int mov_write_tkhd_tag(AVIOContext *pb, MOVMuxContext *mov,
                                       AV_ROUND_UP);
     int version = duration < INT32_MAX ? 0 : 1;
     int flags   = MOV_TKHD_FLAG_IN_MOVIE;
-    int rotation = 0;
     int group   = 0;
 
     uint32_t *display_matrix = NULL;
@@ -3100,23 +3099,9 @@ static int mov_write_tkhd_tag(AVIOContext *pb, MOVMuxContext *mov,
     avio_wb16(pb, 0); /* reserved */
 
     /* Matrix structure */
-#if FF_API_OLD_ROTATE_API
-    if (st && st->metadata) {
-        AVDictionaryEntry *rot = av_dict_get(st->metadata, "rotate", NULL, 0);
-        rotation = (rot && rot->value) ? atoi(rot->value) : 0;
-    }
-#endif
     if (display_matrix) {
         for (i = 0; i < 9; i++)
             avio_wb32(pb, display_matrix[i]);
-#if FF_API_OLD_ROTATE_API
-    } else if (rotation == 90) {
-        write_matrix(pb,  0,  1, -1,  0, track->par->height, 0);
-    } else if (rotation == 180) {
-        write_matrix(pb, -1,  0,  0, -1, track->par->width, track->par->height);
-    } else if (rotation == 270) {
-        write_matrix(pb,  0, -1,  1,  0, 0, track->par->width);
-#endif
     } else {
         write_matrix(pb,  1,  0,  0,  1, 0, 0);
     }
diff --git a/libavformat/version.h b/libavformat/version.h
index 7108482624..4c186f2915 100644
--- a/libavformat/version.h
+++ b/libavformat/version.h
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_LAVF_AVCTX
 #define FF_API_LAVF_AVCTX               (LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_OLD_ROTATE_API
-#define FF_API_OLD_ROTATE_API           (LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_OLD_AVIO_EOF_0
 #define FF_API_OLD_AVIO_EOF_0           (LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/mov-zombie b/tests/ref/fate/mov-zombie
index 7b417e59dd..3001c6daa2 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/mov-zombie
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/mov-zombie
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+stream|index=0|codec_name=h264|profile=77|codec_type=video|codec_tag_string=avc1|codec_tag=0x31637661|width=160|height=240|coded_width=160|coded_height=240|closed_captions=0|has_b_frames=1|sample_aspect_ratio=2:1|display_aspect_ratio=4:3|pix_fmt=yuv420p|level=12|color_range=tv|color_space=smpte170m|color_transfer=bt709|color_primaries=smpte170m|chroma_location=topleft|field_order=unknown|refs=2|is_avc=true|nal_length_size=4|id=N/A|r_frame_rate=30000/1001|avg_frame_rate=6372000/212521|time_base=1/90000|start_pts=0|start_time=0.000000|duration_ts=2125200|duration=23.613333|bit_rate=333874|max_bit_rate=N/A|bits_per_raw_sample=8|nb_frames=708|nb_read_frames=65|nb_read_packets=66|disposition:default=1|disposition:dub=0|disposition:original=0|disposition:comment=0|disposition:lyrics=0|disposition:karaoke=0|disposition:forced=0|disposition:hearing_impaired=0|disposition:visual_impaired=0|disposition:clean_effects=0|disposition:attached_pic=0|disposition:timed_thumbnails=0|disposition:capti
