diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cc1013fb1d..9cc9fa7816 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3064,7 +3064,6 @@ overlay_cuda_filter_deps_any="cuda_nvcc cuda_llvm"
 amf_deps_any="libdl LoadLibrary"
 nvenc_deps="ffnvcodec"
 nvenc_deps_any="libdl LoadLibrary"
-nvenc_encoder_deps="nvenc"
 
 aac_mf_encoder_deps="mediafoundation"
 ac3_mf_encoder_deps="mediafoundation"
@@ -3132,8 +3131,6 @@ mpeg4_omx_encoder_deps="omx"
 mpeg4_v4l2m2m_decoder_deps="v4l2_m2m mpeg4_v4l2_m2m"
 mpeg4_v4l2m2m_encoder_deps="v4l2_m2m mpeg4_v4l2_m2m"
 msmpeg4_crystalhd_decoder_select="crystalhd"
-nvenc_h264_encoder_select="h264_nvenc_encoder"
-nvenc_hevc_encoder_select="hevc_nvenc_encoder"
 vc1_crystalhd_decoder_select="crystalhd"
 vc1_cuvid_decoder_deps="cuvid"
 vc1_mmal_decoder_deps="mmal"
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 31b220025b..2539839528 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -373,8 +373,6 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_MEDIACODEC_DECODER) += mediacodecdec.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_MF_ENCODER)         += mfenc.o mf_utils.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_MMAL_DECODER)       += mmaldec.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_NVENC_ENCODER)      += nvenc_h264.o
-OBJS-$(CONFIG_NVENC_ENCODER)           += nvenc_h264.o
-OBJS-$(CONFIG_NVENC_H264_ENCODER)      += nvenc_h264.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_OMX_ENCODER)        += omx.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_QSV_DECODER)        += qsvdec.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_QSV_ENCODER)        += qsvenc_h264.o
@@ -395,7 +393,6 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_HEVC_CUVID_DECODER)      += cuviddec.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_HEVC_MEDIACODEC_DECODER) += mediacodecdec.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_HEVC_MF_ENCODER)         += mfenc.o mf_utils.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_HEVC_NVENC_ENCODER)      += nvenc_hevc.o
-OBJS-$(CONFIG_NVENC_HEVC_ENCODER)      += nvenc_hevc.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_HEVC_QSV_DECODER)        += qsvdec.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_HEVC_QSV_ENCODER)        += qsvenc_hevc.o hevc_ps_enc.o       \
                                           hevc_data.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
index 3194232500..cf6fe2055b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
+++ b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "libavutil/thread.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
-#include "version.h"
 
 extern AVCodec ff_a64multi_encoder;
 extern AVCodec ff_a64multi5_encoder;
@@ -796,11 +795,6 @@ extern AVCodec ff_h264_qsv_encoder;
 extern AVCodec ff_h264_v4l2m2m_encoder;
 extern AVCodec ff_h264_vaapi_encoder;
 extern AVCodec ff_h264_videotoolbox_encoder;
-#if FF_API_NVENC_OLD_NAME
-extern AVCodec ff_nvenc_encoder;
-extern AVCodec ff_nvenc_h264_encoder;
-extern AVCodec ff_nvenc_hevc_encoder;
-#endif
 extern AVCodec ff_hevc_amf_encoder;
 extern AVCodec ff_hevc_cuvid_decoder;
 extern AVCodec ff_hevc_mediacodec_decoder;
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c b/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
index 4c2585876e..ea7390cbf1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
@@ -198,75 +198,6 @@ static const AVCodecDefault defaults[] = {
     { NULL },
 };
 
-#if FF_API_NVENC_OLD_NAME
-
-static av_cold int nvenc_old_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
-{
-    av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "This encoder is deprecated, use 'h264_nvenc' instead\n");
-    return ff_nvenc_encode_init(avctx);
-}
-
-#if CONFIG_NVENC_ENCODER
-static const AVClass nvenc_class = {
-    .class_name = "nvenc",
-    .item_name = av_default_item_name,
-    .option = options,
-    .version = LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT,
-};
-
-AVCodec ff_nvenc_encoder = {
-    .name           = "nvenc",
-    .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("NVIDIA NVENC H.264 encoder"),
-    .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
-    .id             = AV_CODEC_ID_H264,
-    .init           = nvenc_old_init,
-    .receive_packet = ff_nvenc_receive_packet,
-    .close          = ff_nvenc_encode_close,
-    .flush          = ff_nvenc_encode_flush,
-    .priv_data_size = sizeof(NvencContext),
-    .priv_class     = &nvenc_class,
-    .defaults       = defaults,
-    .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY | AV_CODEC_CAP_HARDWARE |
-                      AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_FLUSH,
-    .caps_internal  = FF_CODEC_CAP_INIT_CLEANUP,
-    .pix_fmts       = ff_nvenc_pix_fmts,
-    .wrapper_name   = "nvenc",
-    .hw_configs     = ff_nvenc_hw_configs,
-};
-#endif
-
-/* Add an alias for nvenc_h264 */
-#if CONFIG_NVENC_H264_ENCODER
-static const AVClass nvenc_h264_class = {
-    .class_name = "nvenc_h264",
-    .item_name = av_default_item_name,
-    .option = options,
-    .version = LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT,
-};
-
-AVCodec ff_nvenc_h264_encoder = {
-    .name           = "nvenc_h264",
-    .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("NVIDIA NVENC H.264 encoder"),
-    .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
-    .id             = AV_CODEC_ID_H264,
-    .init           = nvenc_old_init,
-    .receive_packet = ff_nvenc_receive_packet,
-    .close          = ff_nvenc_encode_close,
-    .flush          = ff_nvenc_encode_flush,
-    .priv_data_size = sizeof(NvencContext),
-    .priv_class     = &nvenc_h264_class,
-    .defaults       = defaults,
-    .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY | AV_CODEC_CAP_HARDWARE |
-                      AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_FLUSH,
-    .caps_internal  = FF_CODEC_CAP_INIT_CLEANUP,
-    .pix_fmts       = ff_nvenc_pix_fmts,
-    .wrapper_name   = "nvenc",
-    .hw_configs     = ff_nvenc_hw_configs,
-};
-#endif
-
-#endif
-
 static const AVClass h264_nvenc_class = {
     .class_name = "h264_nvenc",
     .item_name = av_default_item_name,
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c b/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
index 441e7871d2..1aacec5f9c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
@@ -179,43 +179,6 @@ static const AVCodecDefault defaults[] = {
     { NULL },
 };
 
-#if FF_API_NVENC_OLD_NAME
-
-static av_cold int nvenc_old_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
-{
-    av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "This encoder is deprecated, use 'hevc_nvenc' instead\n");
-    return ff_nvenc_encode_init(avctx);
-}
-
-static const AVClass nvenc_hevc_class = {
-    .class_name = "nvenc_hevc",
-    .item_name = av_default_item_name,
-    .option = options,
-    .version = LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT,
-};
-
-AVCodec ff_nvenc_hevc_encoder = {
-    .name           = "nvenc_hevc",
-    .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("NVIDIA NVENC hevc encoder"),
-    .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
-    .id             = AV_CODEC_ID_HEVC,
-    .init           = nvenc_old_init,
-    .receive_packet = ff_nvenc_receive_packet,
-    .close          = ff_nvenc_encode_close,
-    .flush          = ff_nvenc_encode_flush,
-    .priv_data_size = sizeof(NvencContext),
-    .priv_class     = &nvenc_hevc_class,
-    .defaults       = defaults,
-    .pix_fmts       = ff_nvenc_pix_fmts,
-    .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY | AV_CODEC_CAP_HARDWARE |
-                      AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_FLUSH,
-    .caps_internal  = FF_CODEC_CAP_INIT_CLEANUP,
-    .wrapper_name   = "nvenc",
-    .hw_configs     = ff_nvenc_hw_configs,
-};
-
-#endif
-
 static const AVClass hevc_nvenc_class = {
     .class_name = "hevc_nvenc",
     .item_name = av_default_item_name,
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 147bcb08a4..6e4a665b07 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_CODED_FRAME
 #define FF_API_CODED_FRAME       (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_NVENC_OLD_NAME
-#define FF_API_NVENC_OLD_NAME    (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_STRUCT_VAAPI_CONTEXT
 #define FF_API_STRUCT_VAAPI_CONTEXT (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif
