diff --git a/libavdevice/avdevice.c b/libavdevice/avdevice.c
index b47f89c4bf2..38110ddfdb2 100644
--- a/libavdevice/avdevice.c
+++ b/libavdevice/avdevice.c
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "libavformat/mux.h"
 
-#if FF_API_DEVICE_CAPABILITIES
-const AVOption av_device_capabilities[] = {
-    { NULL }
-};
-#endif
-
 int avdevice_app_to_dev_control_message(struct AVFormatContext *s, enum AVAppToDevMessageType type,
                                         void *data, size_t data_size)
 {
@@ -43,19 +37,6 @@ int avdevice_dev_to_app_control_message(struct AVFormatContext *s, enum AVDevToA
     return s->control_message_cb(s, type, data, data_size);
 }
 
-#if FF_API_DEVICE_CAPABILITIES
-int avdevice_capabilities_create(AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery **caps, AVFormatContext *s,
-                                 AVDictionary **device_options)
-{
-    return AVERROR(ENOSYS);
-}
-
-void avdevice_capabilities_free(AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery **caps, AVFormatContext *s)
-{
-    return;
-}
-#endif
-
 int avdevice_list_devices(AVFormatContext *s, AVDeviceInfoList **device_list)
 {
     int ret;
diff --git a/libavdevice/avdevice.h b/libavdevice/avdevice.h
index 185593053f7..887fd5e3c80 100644
--- a/libavdevice/avdevice.h
+++ b/libavdevice/avdevice.h
@@ -327,136 +327,6 @@ int avdevice_dev_to_app_control_message(struct AVFormatContext *s,
                                         enum AVDevToAppMessageType type,
                                         void *data, size_t data_size);
 
-#if FF_API_DEVICE_CAPABILITIES
-/**
- * Following API allows user to probe device capabilities (supported codecs,
- * pixel formats, sample formats, resolutions, channel counts, etc).
- * It is build on top op AVOption API.
- * Queried capabilities make it possible to set up converters of video or audio
- * parameters that fit to the device.
- *
- * List of capabilities that can be queried:
- *  - Capabilities valid for both audio and video devices:
- *    - codec:          supported audio/video codecs.
- *                      type: AV_OPT_TYPE_INT (AVCodecID value)
- *  - Capabilities valid for audio devices:
- *    - sample_format:  supported sample formats.
- *                      type: AV_OPT_TYPE_INT (AVSampleFormat value)
- *    - sample_rate:    supported sample rates.
- *                      type: AV_OPT_TYPE_INT
- *    - channels:       supported number of channels.
- *                      type: AV_OPT_TYPE_INT
- *    - channel_layout: supported channel layouts.
- *                      type: AV_OPT_TYPE_INT64
- *  - Capabilities valid for video devices:
- *    - pixel_format:   supported pixel formats.
- *                      type: AV_OPT_TYPE_INT (AVPixelFormat value)
- *    - window_size:    supported window sizes (describes size of the window size presented to the user).
- *                      type: AV_OPT_TYPE_IMAGE_SIZE
- *    - frame_size:     supported frame sizes (describes size of provided video frames).
- *                      type: AV_OPT_TYPE_IMAGE_SIZE
- *    - fps:            supported fps values
- *                      type: AV_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL
- *
- * Value of the capability may be set by user using av_opt_set() function
- * and AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery object. Following queries will
- * limit results to the values matching already set capabilities.
- * For example, setting a codec may impact number of formats or fps values
- * returned during next query. Setting invalid value may limit results to zero.
- *
- * Example of the usage basing on opengl output device:
- *
- * @code
- *  AVFormatContext *oc = NULL;
- *  AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery *caps = NULL;
- *  AVOptionRanges *ranges;
- *  int ret;
- *
- *  if ((ret = avformat_alloc_output_context2(&oc, NULL, "opengl", NULL)) < 0)
- *      goto fail;
- *  if (avdevice_capabilities_create(&caps, oc, NULL) < 0)
- *      goto fail;
- *
- *  //query codecs
- *  if (av_opt_query_ranges(&ranges, caps, "codec", AV_OPT_MULTI_COMPONENT_RANGE)) < 0)
- *      goto fail;
- *  //pick codec here and set it
- *  av_opt_set(caps, "codec", AV_CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, 0);
- *
- *  //query format
- *  if (av_opt_query_ranges(&ranges, caps, "pixel_format", AV_OPT_MULTI_COMPONENT_RANGE)) < 0)
- *      goto fail;
- *  //pick format here and set it
- *  av_opt_set(caps, "pixel_format", AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P, 0);
- *
- *  //query and set more capabilities
- *
- * fail:
- *  //clean up code
- *  avdevice_capabilities_free(&query, oc);
- *  avformat_free_context(oc);
- * @endcode
- */
-
-/**
- * Structure describes device capabilities.
- *
- * It is used by devices in conjunction with av_device_capabilities AVOption table
- * to implement capabilities probing API based on AVOption API. Should not be used directly.
- */
-typedef struct AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery {
-    const AVClass *av_class;
-    AVFormatContext *device_context;
-    enum AVCodecID codec;
-    enum AVSampleFormat sample_format;
-    enum AVPixelFormat pixel_format;
-    int sample_rate;
-    int channels;
-    int64_t channel_layout;
-    int window_width;
-    int window_height;
-    int frame_width;
-    int frame_height;
-    AVRational fps;
-} AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery;
-
-/**
- * AVOption table used by devices to implement device capabilities API. Should not be used by a user.
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-extern const AVOption av_device_capabilities[];
-
-/**
- * Initialize capabilities probing API based on AVOption API.
- *
- * avdevice_capabilities_free() must be called when query capabilities API is
- * not used anymore.
- *
- * @param[out] caps      Device capabilities data. Pointer to a NULL pointer must be passed.
- * @param s              Context of the device.
- * @param device_options An AVDictionary filled with device-private options.
- *                       On return this parameter will be destroyed and replaced with a dict
- *                       containing options that were not found. May be NULL.
- *                       The same options must be passed later to avformat_write_header() for output
- *                       devices or avformat_open_input() for input devices, or at any other place
- *                       that affects device-private options.
- *
- * @return >= 0 on success, negative otherwise.
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int avdevice_capabilities_create(AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery **caps, AVFormatContext *s,
-                                 AVDictionary **device_options);
-
-/**
- * Free resources created by avdevice_capabilities_create()
- *
- * @param caps Device capabilities data to be freed.
- * @param s    Context of the device.
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-void avdevice_capabilities_free(AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery **caps, AVFormatContext *s);
-#endif
-
 /**
  * Structure describes basic parameters of the device.
  */
diff --git a/libavdevice/version_major.h b/libavdevice/version_major.h
index d255ff6992d..571257f31d7 100644
--- a/libavdevice/version_major.h
+++ b/libavdevice/version_major.h
@@ -32,6 +32,5 @@
  * dropped at a future version bump. The defines themselves are not part of
  * the public API and may change, break or disappear at any time.
  */
-#define FF_API_DEVICE_CAPABILITIES (LIBAVDEVICE_VERSION_MAJOR < 60)
 
 #endif /* AVDEVICE_VERSION_MAJOR_H */
