diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 2f603f79ef..11c7c07900 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ install_headers(
     'vlc/libvlc_media_track.h',
     'vlc/libvlc_picture.h',
     'vlc/libvlc_renderer_discoverer.h',
-    'vlc/deprecated.h',
     'vlc/libvlc_version.h',
     'vlc/libvlc_video.h',
     subdir: 'vlc')
diff --git a/include/vlc/deprecated.h b/include/vlc/deprecated.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 56680dff9f..0000000000
--- a/include/vlc/deprecated.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************************
- * deprecated.h:  libvlc deprecated API
- *****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 1998-2008 VLC authors and VideoLAN
- *
- * Authors: Clément Stenac <zorglub@videolan.org>
- *          Jean-Paul Saman <jpsaman@videolan.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef LIBVLC_DEPRECATED_H
-#define LIBVLC_DEPRECATED_H 1
-
-# ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-# endif
-
-# ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-# endif
-
-#endif /* _LIBVLC_DEPRECATED_H */
diff --git a/include/vlc/vlc.h b/include/vlc/vlc.h
index 1c6aa083bd..1413d9b1bb 100644
--- a/include/vlc/vlc.h
+++ b/include/vlc/vlc.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "libvlc_events.h"
 #include "libvlc_dialog.h"
 #include "libvlc_version.h"
-#include "deprecated.h"
 
 # ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 62f34b4020..bedd645df3 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ BUILT_SOURCES = $(nodist_pkginclude_HEADERS)
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES) $(pkgconfig_DATA)
 
 pkginclude_HEADERS = \
-	../include/vlc/deprecated.h \
 	../include/vlc/libvlc.h \
 	../include/vlc/libvlc_dialog.h \
 	../include/vlc/libvlc_events.h \
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 155639747a..e151676c0c 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ include/vlc_config.h
 include/vlc_config_cat.h
 include/vlc_configuration.h
 include/vlc_demux.h
-include/vlc/deprecated.h
 include/vlc_epg.h
 include/vlc_es.h
 include/vlc_es_out.h
diff --git a/src/test/headers.c b/src/test/headers.c
index d56a3701f0..5611e5a82e 100644
--- a/src/test/headers.c
+++ b/src/test/headers.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <vlc/vlc.h>
-#include <vlc/deprecated.h>
 #include <vlc/libvlc.h>
 #include <vlc/libvlc_events.h>
 #include <vlc/libvlc_media.h>