diff --git a/libavformat/mux.c b/libavformat/mux.c
index 53ad46df42..c7711e8ae0 100644
--- a/libavformat/mux.c
+++ b/libavformat/mux.c
@@ -255,19 +255,10 @@ static int init_muxer(AVFormatContext *s, AVDictionary **options)
 FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     if (s->nb_streams && s->streams[0]->codec->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_BITEXACT) {
         if (!(s->flags & AVFMT_FLAG_BITEXACT)) {
-#if FF_API_LAVF_BITEXACT
-            av_log(s, AV_LOG_WARNING,
-                   "Setting the AVFormatContext to bitexact mode, because "
-                   "the AVCodecContext is in that mode. This behavior will "
-                   "change in the future. To keep the current behavior, set "
-                   "AVFormatContext.flags |= AVFMT_FLAG_BITEXACT.\n");
-            s->flags |= AVFMT_FLAG_BITEXACT;
-#else
             av_log(s, AV_LOG_WARNING,
                    "The AVFormatContext is not in set to bitexact mode, only "
                    "the AVCodecContext. If this is not intended, set "
                    "AVFormatContext.flags |= AVFMT_FLAG_BITEXACT.\n");
-#endif
         }
     }
 FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
diff --git a/libavformat/version.h b/libavformat/version.h
index ed0439a26a..262cd35fe0 100644
--- a/libavformat/version.h
+++ b/libavformat/version.h
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
  * at once through the bump. This improves the git bisect-ability of the change.
  *
  */
-#ifndef FF_API_LAVF_BITEXACT
-#define FF_API_LAVF_BITEXACT            (LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
-#endif
 #ifndef FF_API_LAVF_FRAC
 #define FF_API_LAVF_FRAC                (LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
 #endif