diff --git a/libavutil/fifo.c b/libavutil/fifo.c
index b0807abbf7..8806c668d7 100644
--- a/libavutil/fifo.c
+++ b/libavutil/fifo.c
@@ -290,222 +290,3 @@ void av_fifo_freep2(AVFifo **f)
         av_freep(f);
     }
 }
-
-
-#if FF_API_FIFO_OLD_API
-#include "internal.h"
-FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-#define OLD_FIFO_SIZE_MAX (size_t)FFMIN3(INT_MAX, UINT32_MAX, SIZE_MAX)
-
-AVFifoBuffer *av_fifo_alloc_array(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
-{
-    AVFifoBuffer *f;
-    void *buffer;
-
-    if (nmemb > OLD_FIFO_SIZE_MAX / size)
-        return NULL;
-
-    buffer = av_realloc_array(NULL, nmemb, size);
-    if (!buffer)
-        return NULL;
-    f = av_mallocz(sizeof(AVFifoBuffer));
-    if (!f) {
-        av_free(buffer);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    f->buffer = buffer;
-    f->end    = f->buffer + nmemb * size;
-    av_fifo_reset(f);
-    return f;
-}
-
-AVFifoBuffer *av_fifo_alloc(unsigned int size)
-{
-    return av_fifo_alloc_array(size, 1);
-}
-
-void av_fifo_free(AVFifoBuffer *f)
-{
-    if (f) {
-        av_freep(&f->buffer);
-        av_free(f);
-    }
-}
-
-void av_fifo_freep(AVFifoBuffer **f)
-{
-    if (f) {
-        av_fifo_free(*f);
-        *f = NULL;
-    }
-}
-
-void av_fifo_reset(AVFifoBuffer *f)
-{
-    f->wptr = f->rptr = f->buffer;
-    f->wndx = f->rndx = 0;
-}
-
-int av_fifo_size(const AVFifoBuffer *f)
-{
-    return (uint32_t)(f->wndx - f->rndx);
-}
-
-int av_fifo_space(const AVFifoBuffer *f)
-{
-    return f->end - f->buffer - av_fifo_size(f);
-}
-
-int av_fifo_realloc2(AVFifoBuffer *f, unsigned int new_size)
-{
-    unsigned int old_size = f->end - f->buffer;
-
-    if (new_size > OLD_FIFO_SIZE_MAX)
-        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
-
-    if (old_size < new_size) {
-        size_t offset_r = f->rptr - f->buffer;
-        size_t offset_w = f->wptr - f->buffer;
-        uint8_t *tmp;
-
-        tmp = av_realloc(f->buffer, new_size);
-        if (!tmp)
-            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-
-        // move the data from the beginning of the ring buffer
-        // to the newly allocated space
-        // the second condition distinguishes full vs empty fifo
-        if (offset_w <= offset_r && av_fifo_size(f)) {
-            const size_t copy = FFMIN(new_size - old_size, offset_w);
-            memcpy(tmp + old_size, tmp, copy);
-            if (copy < offset_w) {
-                memmove(tmp, tmp + copy , offset_w - copy);
-                offset_w -= copy;
-            } else
-                offset_w = old_size + copy;
-        }
-
-        f->buffer = tmp;
-        f->end    = f->buffer + new_size;
-        f->rptr   = f->buffer + offset_r;
-        f->wptr   = f->buffer + offset_w;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int av_fifo_grow(AVFifoBuffer *f, unsigned int size)
-{
-    unsigned int old_size = f->end - f->buffer;
-    if(size + (unsigned)av_fifo_size(f) < size)
-        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
-
-    size += av_fifo_size(f);
-
-    if (old_size < size)
-        return av_fifo_realloc2(f, FFMAX(size, 2*old_size));
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/* src must NOT be const as it can be a context for func that may need
- * updating (like a pointer or byte counter) */
-int av_fifo_generic_write(AVFifoBuffer *f, void *src, int size,
-                          int (*func)(void *, void *, int))
-{
-    int total = size;
-    uint32_t wndx= f->wndx;
-    uint8_t *wptr= f->wptr;
-
-    if (size > av_fifo_space(f))
-        return AVERROR(ENOSPC);
-
-    do {
-        int len = FFMIN(f->end - wptr, size);
-        if (func) {
-            len = func(src, wptr, len);
-            if (len <= 0)
-                break;
-        } else {
-            memcpy(wptr, src, len);
-            src = (uint8_t *)src + len;
-        }
-        wptr += len;
-        if (wptr >= f->end)
-            wptr = f->buffer;
-        wndx    += len;
-        size    -= len;
-    } while (size > 0);
-    f->wndx= wndx;
-    f->wptr= wptr;
-    return total - size;
-}
-
-int av_fifo_generic_peek_at(AVFifoBuffer *f, void *dest, int offset, int buf_size, void (*func)(void*, void*, int))
-{
-    uint8_t *rptr = f->rptr;
-
-    if (offset < 0 || buf_size > av_fifo_size(f) - offset)
-        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
-
-    if (offset >= f->end - rptr)
-        rptr += offset - (f->end - f->buffer);
-    else
-        rptr += offset;
-
-    while (buf_size > 0) {
-        int len;
-
-        if (rptr >= f->end)
-            rptr -= f->end - f->buffer;
-
-        len = FFMIN(f->end - rptr, buf_size);
-        if (func)
-            func(dest, rptr, len);
-        else {
-            memcpy(dest, rptr, len);
-            dest = (uint8_t *)dest + len;
-        }
-
-        buf_size -= len;
-        rptr     += len;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int av_fifo_generic_peek(AVFifoBuffer *f, void *dest, int buf_size,
-                         void (*func)(void *, void *, int))
-{
-    return av_fifo_generic_peek_at(f, dest, 0, buf_size, func);
-}
-
-int av_fifo_generic_read(AVFifoBuffer *f, void *dest, int buf_size,
-                         void (*func)(void *, void *, int))
-{
-    if (buf_size > av_fifo_size(f))
-        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
-
-    do {
-        int len = FFMIN(f->end - f->rptr, buf_size);
-        if (func)
-            func(dest, f->rptr, len);
-        else {
-            memcpy(dest, f->rptr, len);
-            dest = (uint8_t *)dest + len;
-        }
-        av_fifo_drain(f, len);
-        buf_size -= len;
-    } while (buf_size > 0);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/** Discard data from the FIFO. */
-void av_fifo_drain(AVFifoBuffer *f, int size)
-{
-    av_assert2(av_fifo_size(f) >= size);
-    f->rptr += size;
-    if (f->rptr >= f->end)
-        f->rptr -= f->end - f->buffer;
-    f->rndx += size;
-}
-FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
-#endif
diff --git a/libavutil/fifo.h b/libavutil/fifo.h
index 7ac497e8f9..048298214a 100644
--- a/libavutil/fifo.h
+++ b/libavutil/fifo.h
@@ -239,185 +239,6 @@ void av_fifo_reset2(AVFifo *f);
  */
 void av_fifo_freep2(AVFifo **f);
 
-
-#if FF_API_FIFO_OLD_API
-typedef struct AVFifoBuffer {
-    uint8_t *buffer;
-    uint8_t *rptr, *wptr, *end;
-    uint32_t rndx, wndx;
-} AVFifoBuffer;
-
-/**
- * Initialize an AVFifoBuffer.
- * @param size of FIFO
- * @return AVFifoBuffer or NULL in case of memory allocation failure
- * @deprecated use av_fifo_alloc2()
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-AVFifoBuffer *av_fifo_alloc(unsigned int size);
-
-/**
- * Initialize an AVFifoBuffer.
- * @param nmemb number of elements
- * @param size  size of the single element
- * @return AVFifoBuffer or NULL in case of memory allocation failure
- * @deprecated use av_fifo_alloc2()
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-AVFifoBuffer *av_fifo_alloc_array(size_t nmemb, size_t size);
-
-/**
- * Free an AVFifoBuffer.
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to free
- * @deprecated use the AVFifo API with av_fifo_freep2()
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-void av_fifo_free(AVFifoBuffer *f);
-
-/**
- * Free an AVFifoBuffer and reset pointer to NULL.
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to free
- * @deprecated use the AVFifo API with av_fifo_freep2()
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-void av_fifo_freep(AVFifoBuffer **f);
-
-/**
- * Reset the AVFifoBuffer to the state right after av_fifo_alloc, in particular it is emptied.
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to reset
- * @deprecated use av_fifo_reset2() with the new AVFifo-API
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-void av_fifo_reset(AVFifoBuffer *f);
-
-/**
- * Return the amount of data in bytes in the AVFifoBuffer, that is the
- * amount of data you can read from it.
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to read from
- * @return size
- * @deprecated use av_fifo_can_read() with the new AVFifo-API
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_fifo_size(const AVFifoBuffer *f);
-
-/**
- * Return the amount of space in bytes in the AVFifoBuffer, that is the
- * amount of data you can write into it.
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to write into
- * @return size
- * @deprecated use av_fifo_can_write() with the new AVFifo-API
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_fifo_space(const AVFifoBuffer *f);
-
-/**
- * Feed data at specific position from an AVFifoBuffer to a user-supplied callback.
- * Similar as av_fifo_gereric_read but without discarding data.
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to read from
- * @param offset offset from current read position
- * @param buf_size number of bytes to read
- * @param func generic read function
- * @param dest data destination
- *
- * @return a non-negative number on success, a negative error code on failure
- *
- * @deprecated use the new AVFifo-API with av_fifo_peek() when func == NULL,
- *             av_fifo_peek_to_cb() otherwise
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_fifo_generic_peek_at(AVFifoBuffer *f, void *dest, int offset, int buf_size, void (*func)(void*, void*, int));
-
-/**
- * Feed data from an AVFifoBuffer to a user-supplied callback.
- * Similar as av_fifo_gereric_read but without discarding data.
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to read from
- * @param buf_size number of bytes to read
- * @param func generic read function
- * @param dest data destination
- *
- * @return a non-negative number on success, a negative error code on failure
- *
- * @deprecated use the new AVFifo-API with av_fifo_peek() when func == NULL,
- *             av_fifo_peek_to_cb() otherwise
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_fifo_generic_peek(AVFifoBuffer *f, void *dest, int buf_size, void (*func)(void*, void*, int));
-
-/**
- * Feed data from an AVFifoBuffer to a user-supplied callback.
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to read from
- * @param buf_size number of bytes to read
- * @param func generic read function
- * @param dest data destination
- *
- * @return a non-negative number on success, a negative error code on failure
- *
- * @deprecated use the new AVFifo-API with av_fifo_read() when func == NULL,
- *             av_fifo_read_to_cb() otherwise
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_fifo_generic_read(AVFifoBuffer *f, void *dest, int buf_size, void (*func)(void*, void*, int));
-
-/**
- * Feed data from a user-supplied callback to an AVFifoBuffer.
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to write to
- * @param src data source; non-const since it may be used as a
- * modifiable context by the function defined in func
- * @param size number of bytes to write
- * @param func generic write function; the first parameter is src,
- * the second is dest_buf, the third is dest_buf_size.
- * func must return the number of bytes written to dest_buf, or <= 0 to
- * indicate no more data available to write.
- * If func is NULL, src is interpreted as a simple byte array for source data.
- * @return the number of bytes written to the FIFO or a negative error code on failure
- *
- * @deprecated use the new AVFifo-API with av_fifo_write() when func == NULL,
- *             av_fifo_write_from_cb() otherwise
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_fifo_generic_write(AVFifoBuffer *f, void *src, int size, int (*func)(void*, void*, int));
-
-/**
- * Resize an AVFifoBuffer.
- * In case of reallocation failure, the old FIFO is kept unchanged.
- *
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to resize
- * @param size new AVFifoBuffer size in bytes
- * @return <0 for failure, >=0 otherwise
- *
- * @deprecated use the new AVFifo-API with av_fifo_grow2() to increase FIFO size,
- *             decreasing FIFO size is not supported
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_fifo_realloc2(AVFifoBuffer *f, unsigned int size);
-
-/**
- * Enlarge an AVFifoBuffer.
- * In case of reallocation failure, the old FIFO is kept unchanged.
- * The new fifo size may be larger than the requested size.
- *
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to resize
- * @param additional_space the amount of space in bytes to allocate in addition to av_fifo_size()
- * @return <0 for failure, >=0 otherwise
- *
- * @deprecated use the new AVFifo-API with av_fifo_grow2(); note that unlike
- * this function it adds to the allocated size, rather than to the used size
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-int av_fifo_grow(AVFifoBuffer *f, unsigned int additional_space);
-
-/**
- * Read and discard the specified amount of data from an AVFifoBuffer.
- * @param f AVFifoBuffer to read from
- * @param size amount of data to read in bytes
- *
- * @deprecated use the new AVFifo-API with av_fifo_drain2()
- */
-attribute_deprecated
-void av_fifo_drain(AVFifoBuffer *f, int size);
-
-#endif
-
 /**
  * @}
  */
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index a67a51c933..bd7266aca7 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
  * @{
  */
 
-#define FF_API_FIFO_OLD_API             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #define FF_API_XVMC                     (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #define FF_API_OLD_CHANNEL_LAYOUT       (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #define FF_API_AV_FOPEN_UTF8            (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
