diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 6ba2ac982aea65078ee14f4b1a4195ee8b158e39..a9bce7a746fb96876c2f54b049aa2bfdff6edac8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -603,10 +603,6 @@ typedef struct RcOverride{
  * assume the buffer was allocated by avcodec_default_get_buffer.
  */
 #define CODEC_CAP_DR1             0x0002
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-/* If 'parse_only' field is true, then avcodec_parse_frame() can be used. */
-#define CODEC_CAP_PARSE_ONLY      0x0004
-#endif
 #define CODEC_CAP_TRUNCATED       0x0008
 /* Codec can export data for HW decoding (XvMC). */
 #define CODEC_CAP_HWACCEL         0x0010
@@ -1610,16 +1606,6 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
      */
     int block_align;
 
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-    /**
-     * If true, only parsing is done. The frame data is returned.
-     * Only MPEG audio decoders support this now.
-     * - encoding: unused
-     * - decoding: Set by user
-     */
-    attribute_deprecated int parse_only;
-#endif
-
     /**
      * 0-> h263 quant 1-> mpeg quant
      * - encoding: Set by user.
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
index a83b1621fd9de7c44335f5e962fca7daf6e0eeea..4ea5146ed68561d1f6c1768a3643a1abadf5ef95 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
@@ -1727,11 +1727,6 @@ static int decode_frame_adu(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
 
     s->frame_size = len;
 
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-    if (avctx->parse_only)
-        out_size = buf_size;
-    else
-#endif
     out_size = mp_decode_frame(s, NULL, buf, buf_size);
 
     *got_frame_ptr   = 1;
@@ -1979,11 +1974,7 @@ AVCodec ff_mp1_decoder = {
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(MPADecodeContext),
     .init           = decode_init,
     .decode         = decode_frame,
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_PARSE_ONLY | CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#else
     .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#endif
     .flush          = flush,
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("MP1 (MPEG audio layer 1)"),
 };
@@ -1996,11 +1987,7 @@ AVCodec ff_mp2_decoder = {
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(MPADecodeContext),
     .init           = decode_init,
     .decode         = decode_frame,
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_PARSE_ONLY | CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#else
     .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#endif
     .flush          = flush,
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("MP2 (MPEG audio layer 2)"),
 };
@@ -2013,11 +2000,7 @@ AVCodec ff_mp3_decoder = {
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(MPADecodeContext),
     .init           = decode_init,
     .decode         = decode_frame,
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_PARSE_ONLY | CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#else
     .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#endif
     .flush          = flush,
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3)"),
 };
@@ -2030,11 +2013,7 @@ AVCodec ff_mp3adu_decoder = {
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(MPADecodeContext),
     .init           = decode_init,
     .decode         = decode_frame_adu,
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_PARSE_ONLY | CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#else
     .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#endif
     .flush          = flush,
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("ADU (Application Data Unit) MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3)"),
 };
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_float.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_float.c
index 02c83afb4cab0ef5ba020166a0dd2e1858ce3c77..dd37bbc26c8a8c4999e3d31462536e2fa924c083 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_float.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec_float.c
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ AVCodec ff_mp1float_decoder = {
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(MPADecodeContext),
     .init           = decode_init,
     .decode         = decode_frame,
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_PARSE_ONLY | CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#else
     .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#endif
     .flush          = flush,
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("MP1 (MPEG audio layer 1)"),
 };
@@ -47,11 +43,7 @@ AVCodec ff_mp2float_decoder = {
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(MPADecodeContext),
     .init           = decode_init,
     .decode         = decode_frame,
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_PARSE_ONLY | CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#else
     .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#endif
     .flush          = flush,
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("MP2 (MPEG audio layer 2)"),
 };
@@ -64,11 +56,7 @@ AVCodec ff_mp3float_decoder = {
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(MPADecodeContext),
     .init           = decode_init,
     .decode         = decode_frame,
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_PARSE_ONLY | CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#else
     .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#endif
     .flush          = flush,
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3)"),
 };
@@ -81,11 +69,7 @@ AVCodec ff_mp3adufloat_decoder = {
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(MPADecodeContext),
     .init           = decode_init,
     .decode         = decode_frame_adu,
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-    .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_PARSE_ONLY | CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#else
     .capabilities   = CODEC_CAP_DR1,
-#endif
     .flush          = flush,
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("ADU (Application Data Unit) MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3)"),
 };
diff --git a/libavcodec/options.c b/libavcodec/options.c
index 659f19868ab5fb8cf53b8b43b48435f6cc83728d..c416b4aa4f18b2564a61f9fc4aa7caab56f040bf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options.c
+++ b/libavcodec/options.c
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
 {"explode", "abort decoding on minor error detection", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.dbl = AV_EF_EXPLODE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, "err_detect"},
 {"has_b_frames", NULL, OFFSET(has_b_frames), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.dbl = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
 {"block_align", NULL, OFFSET(block_align), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.dbl = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
-#if FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-{"parse_only", NULL, OFFSET(parse_only), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.dbl = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX},
-#endif
 {"mpeg_quant", "use MPEG quantizers instead of H.263", OFFSET(mpeg_quant), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.dbl = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"stats_out", NULL, OFFSET(stats_out), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = NULL}, CHAR_MIN, CHAR_MAX},
 {"stats_in", NULL, OFFSET(stats_in), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = NULL}, CHAR_MIN, CHAR_MAX},
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 230f53446f44cb3ae9538e52970a5f22fe69f1d1..fc3c0c865245681f4fe8c160094f99fcb100b838 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_REQUEST_CHANNELS
 #define FF_API_REQUEST_CHANNELS (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 55)
 #endif
-#ifndef FF_API_PARSE_FRAME
-#define FF_API_PARSE_FRAME (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_INTERNAL_CONTEXT
 #define FF_API_INTERNAL_CONTEXT (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif