diff --git a/libavcodec/bitstream.c b/libavcodec/bitstream.c
index e425ffdc96..f0488cafd4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitstream.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bitstream.c
@@ -45,17 +45,6 @@ const uint8_t ff_log2_run[41]={
 24,
 };
 
-#if FF_API_AVPRIV_PUT_BITS
-void avpriv_align_put_bits(PutBitContext *s)
-{
-    align_put_bits(s);
-}
-void avpriv_copy_bits(PutBitContext *pb, const uint8_t *src, int length)
-{
-    ff_copy_bits(pb, src, length);
-}
-#endif
-
 void ff_put_string(PutBitContext *pb, const char *string, int terminate_string)
 {
     while (*string) {
diff --git a/libavcodec/put_bits.h b/libavcodec/put_bits.h
index 15c2650724..689c6b282e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/put_bits.h
+++ b/libavcodec/put_bits.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"
 
-#include "version.h"
-
 #if ARCH_X86_64
 // TODO: Benchmark and optionally enable on other 64-bit architectures.
 typedef uint64_t BitBuf;
@@ -52,9 +50,6 @@ typedef struct PutBitContext {
     BitBuf bit_buf;
     int bit_left;
     uint8_t *buf, *buf_ptr, *buf_end;
-#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59
-    int size_in_bits;
-#endif
 } PutBitContext;
 
 /**
@@ -177,11 +172,6 @@ static inline void flush_put_bits_le(PutBitContext *s)
     s->bit_buf  = 0;
 }
 
-#if FF_API_AVPRIV_PUT_BITS
-void avpriv_align_put_bits(PutBitContext *s);
-void avpriv_copy_bits(PutBitContext *pb, const uint8_t *src, int length);
-#endif
-
 #ifdef BITSTREAM_WRITER_LE
 #define ff_put_string ff_put_string_unsupported_here
 #define ff_copy_bits ff_copy_bits_unsupported_here
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 96f7e04108..376e4b21dc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_UNUSED_CODEC_CAPS
 #define FF_API_UNUSED_CODEC_CAPS   (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_AVPRIV_PUT_BITS
-#define FF_API_AVPRIV_PUT_BITS     (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_OLD_ENCDEC
 #define FF_API_OLD_ENCDEC          (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 #endif