diff --git a/audio/decode/ad_spdif.c b/audio/decode/ad_spdif.c
index 3e77c4a302..01ff7c9cf5 100644
--- a/audio/decode/ad_spdif.c
+++ b/audio/decode/ad_spdif.c
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@
 
 #define OUTBUF_SIZE 65536
 
-#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT < AV_VERSION_INT(60, 26, 100)
-#define AV_PROFILE_UNKNOWN FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN
-#define AV_PROFILE_DTS_HD_HRA FF_PROFILE_DTS_HD_HRA
-#define AV_PROFILE_DTS_HD_MA FF_PROFILE_DTS_HD_MA
-#endif
-
 struct spdifContext {
     struct mp_log   *log;
     struct mp_codec_params *codec;
diff --git a/demux/demux_lavf.c b/demux/demux_lavf.c
index b1b65f53d6..2e693fcdd4 100644
--- a/demux/demux_lavf.c
+++ b/demux/demux_lavf.c
@@ -228,12 +228,6 @@ struct stream_info {
     double ts_offset;
 };
 
-#if LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(59, 10, 100)
-    #define HAVE_IO_CLOSE2 1
-#else
-    #define HAVE_IO_CLOSE2 0
-#endif
-
 typedef struct lavf_priv {
     struct stream *stream;
     bool own_stream;
@@ -266,11 +260,7 @@ typedef struct lavf_priv {
     int num_nested;
     int (*default_io_open)(struct AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext **pb,
                            const char *url, int flags, AVDictionary **options);
-#if HAVE_IO_CLOSE2
     int (*default_io_close2)(struct AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext *pb);
-#else
-    void (*default_io_close)(struct AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext *pb);
-#endif
 } lavf_priv_t;
 
 static void update_read_stats(struct demuxer *demuxer)
@@ -613,13 +603,8 @@ static void select_tracks(struct demuxer *demuxer, int start)
 static void export_replaygain(demuxer_t *demuxer, struct sh_stream *sh,
                               AVStream *st)
 {
-#if LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(60, 15, 100)
     AVPacketSideData *side_data = st->codecpar->coded_side_data;
     int nb_side_data = st->codecpar->nb_coded_side_data;
-#else
-    AVPacketSideData *side_data = st->side_data;
-    int nb_side_data = st->nb_side_data;
-#endif
     for (int i = 0; i < nb_side_data; i++) {
         AVReplayGain *av_rgain;
         struct replaygain_data *rgain;
@@ -688,7 +673,6 @@ static bool is_image(AVStream *st, bool attached_picture, const AVInputFormat *a
     );
 }
 
-#if LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(60, 15, 100)
 static inline const uint8_t *mp_av_stream_get_side_data(const AVStream *st,
                                                         enum AVPacketSideDataType type)
 {
@@ -698,9 +682,6 @@ static inline const uint8_t *mp_av_stream_get_side_data(const AVStream *st,
                                  type);
     return sd ? sd->data : NULL;
 }
-#else
-#define mp_av_stream_get_side_data(st, type) av_stream_get_side_data(st, type, NULL)
-#endif
 
 static void handle_new_stream(demuxer_t *demuxer, int i)
 {
@@ -971,11 +952,7 @@ static int nested_io_open(struct AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext **pb,
     return r;
 }
 
-#if HAVE_IO_CLOSE2
 static int nested_io_close2(struct AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext *pb)
-#else
-static void nested_io_close(struct AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext *pb)
-#endif
 {
     struct demuxer *demuxer = s->opaque;
     lavf_priv_t *priv = demuxer->priv;
@@ -987,11 +964,7 @@ static void nested_io_close(struct AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext *pb)
         }
     }
 
-#if HAVE_IO_CLOSE2
     return priv->default_io_close2(s, pb);
-#else
-    priv->default_io_close(s, pb);
-#endif
 }
 
 static int demux_open_lavf(demuxer_t *demuxer, enum demux_check check)
@@ -1081,13 +1054,8 @@ static int demux_open_lavf(demuxer_t *demuxer, enum demux_check check)
     if (demuxer->access_references) {
         priv->default_io_open = avfc->io_open;
         avfc->io_open = nested_io_open;
-#if HAVE_IO_CLOSE2
         priv->default_io_close2 = avfc->io_close2;
         avfc->io_close2 = nested_io_close2;
-#else
-        priv->default_io_close = avfc->io_close;
-        avfc->io_close = nested_io_close;
-#endif
     } else {
         avfc->io_open = block_io_open;
     }
diff --git a/demux/packet.c b/demux/packet.c
index c78ad49026..2a48b1ef7f 100644
--- a/demux/packet.c
+++ b/demux/packet.c
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ int demux_packet_add_blockadditional(struct demux_packet *dp, uint64_t id,
         return -1;
 
     switch (id) {
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(58, 5, 100)
     case MATROSKA_BLOCK_ADD_ID_TYPE_ITU_T_T35: {
         static const uint8_t ITU_T_T35_COUNTRY_CODE_US = 0xB5;
         static const uint16_t ITU_T_T35_PROVIDER_CODE_SMTPE = 0x3C;
@@ -278,7 +277,6 @@ int demux_packet_add_blockadditional(struct demux_packet *dp, uint64_t id,
 
         return 0;
     }
-#endif
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/filters/f_lavfi.c b/filters/f_lavfi.c
index e28e2367ed..038aae8e45 100644
--- a/filters/f_lavfi.c
+++ b/filters/f_lavfi.c
@@ -976,13 +976,8 @@ static struct mp_filter *lavfi_create(struct mp_filter *parent, void *options)
 // Does it have exactly one video input and one video output?
 static bool is_usable(const AVFilter *filter, int media_type)
 {
-#if LIBAVFILTER_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(8, 3, 0)
     int nb_inputs  = avfilter_filter_pad_count(filter, 0),
         nb_outputs = avfilter_filter_pad_count(filter, 1);
-#else
-    int nb_inputs  = avfilter_pad_count(filter->inputs),
-        nb_outputs = avfilter_pad_count(filter->outputs);
-#endif
     if (nb_inputs > 1 || nb_outputs > 1)
         return false;
     bool input_ok = filter->flags & AVFILTER_FLAG_DYNAMIC_INPUTS;
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ed875489e8..662212ad1e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ features = {
     'debug': get_option('debug'),
     'ffmpeg': true,
     'gpl': get_option('gpl'),
-    'jpegxl': libavformat.version().version_compare('>= 59.27.100'),
-    'avif-muxer': libavformat.version().version_compare('>= 59.24.100'),
     'libass': true,
     'libplacebo': true,
 }
@@ -1347,9 +1345,8 @@ if features['android-media-ndk']
 endif
 
 vulkan_interop = get_option('vulkan-interop').require(
-    features['vulkan'] and vulkan.version().version_compare('>=1.3.238') and
-    libavutil.version().version_compare('>=58.11.100'),
-    error_message: 'Vulkan Interop requires vulkan headers >= 1.3.238, and libavutil >= 58.11.100',
+    features['vulkan'] and vulkan.version().version_compare('>=1.3.238'),
+    error_message: 'Vulkan Interop requires vulkan headers >= 1.3.238',
 )
 features += {'vulkan-interop': vulkan_interop.allowed()}
 if features['vulkan-interop']
diff --git a/sub/lavc_conv.c b/sub/lavc_conv.c
index 6b98554608..ead5ec2457 100644
--- a/sub/lavc_conv.c
+++ b/sub/lavc_conv.c
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ struct lavc_conv *lavc_conv_create(struct sd *sd)
         break;
     }
 
-#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 59
     av_dict_set(&opts, "sub_text_format", "ass", 0);
-#endif
     av_dict_set(&opts, "flags2", "+ass_ro_flush_noop", 0);
     if (strcmp(priv->codec, "eia_608") == 0)
         av_dict_set(&opts, "real_time", "1", 0);
diff --git a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
index 05b66edbd8..d0daa97bdc 100644
--- a/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
+++ b/video/decode/vd_lavc.c
@@ -759,11 +759,6 @@ static void init_avctx(struct mp_filter *vd)
     if (!ctx->use_hwdec && ctx->vo && lavc_param->dr) {
         avctx->opaque = vd;
         avctx->get_buffer2 = get_buffer2_direct;
-#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 60
-        AV_NOWARN_DEPRECATED({
-            avctx->thread_safe_callbacks = 1;
-        });
-#endif
     }
 
     avctx->flags |= lavc_param->bitexact ? AV_CODEC_FLAG_BITEXACT : 0;
@@ -780,12 +775,6 @@ static void init_avctx(struct mp_filter *vd)
     if (lavc_codec->id == AV_CODEC_ID_H264 && lavc_param->old_x264)
         av_opt_set(avctx, "x264_build", "150", AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN);
 
-#ifndef AV_CODEC_EXPORT_DATA_FILM_GRAIN
-    if (ctx->opts->film_grain == 1)
-        MP_WARN(vd, "GPU film grain requested, but FFmpeg too old to expose "
-                    "film grain parameters. Please update to latest master, "
-                    "or at least to release 4.4.\n");
-#else
     switch(ctx->opts->film_grain) {
     case 0: /*CPU*/
         // default lavc flags handle film grain within the decoder.
@@ -808,7 +797,6 @@ static void init_avctx(struct mp_filter *vd)
 
         break;
     }
-#endif
 
     mp_set_avopts(vd->log, avctx, lavc_param->avopts);
 
@@ -1238,13 +1226,7 @@ static int decode_frame(struct mp_filter *vd)
 
     mpi->pts = mp_pts_from_av(ctx->pic->pts, &ctx->codec_timebase);
     mpi->dts = mp_pts_from_av(ctx->pic->pkt_dts, &ctx->codec_timebase);
-
-    mpi->pkt_duration =
-#if LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(59, 30, 100)
-        mp_pts_from_av(ctx->pic->duration, &ctx->codec_timebase);
-#else
-        mp_pts_from_av(ctx->pic->pkt_duration, &ctx->codec_timebase);
-#endif
+    mpi->pkt_duration = mp_pts_from_av(ctx->pic->duration, &ctx->codec_timebase);
 
     av_frame_unref(ctx->pic);
 
diff --git a/video/image_writer.c b/video/image_writer.c
index 3c2d57a80f..d91e1e7b2c 100644
--- a/video/image_writer.c
+++ b/video/image_writer.c
@@ -75,12 +75,8 @@ const struct m_opt_choice_alternatives mp_image_writer_formats[] = {
     {"jpeg", AV_CODEC_ID_MJPEG},
     {"png",  AV_CODEC_ID_PNG},
     {"webp", AV_CODEC_ID_WEBP},
-#if HAVE_JPEGXL
     {"jxl",  AV_CODEC_ID_JPEGXL},
-#endif
-#if HAVE_AVIF_MUXER
     {"avif",  AV_CODEC_ID_AV1},
-#endif
     {0}
 };
 
@@ -95,15 +91,11 @@ const struct m_option image_writer_opts[] = {
     {"webp-lossless", OPT_BOOL(webp_lossless)},
     {"webp-quality", OPT_INT(webp_quality), M_RANGE(0, 100)},
     {"webp-compression", OPT_INT(webp_compression), M_RANGE(0, 6)},
-#if HAVE_JPEGXL
     {"jxl-distance", OPT_DOUBLE(jxl_distance), M_RANGE(0.0, 15.0)},
     {"jxl-effort", OPT_INT(jxl_effort), M_RANGE(1, 9)},
-#endif
-#if HAVE_AVIF_MUXER
     {"avif-encoder", OPT_STRING(avif_encoder)},
     {"avif-opts", OPT_KEYVALUELIST(avif_opts)},
     {"avif-pixfmt", OPT_STRING(avif_pixfmt)},
-#endif
     {"high-bit-depth", OPT_BOOL(high_bit_depth)},
     {"tag-colorspace", OPT_BOOL(tag_csp)},
     {0},
@@ -210,13 +202,11 @@ static bool write_lavc(struct image_writer_ctx *ctx, mp_image_t *image, FILE *fp
                        AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN);
         av_opt_set_int(avctx, "quality", ctx->opts->webp_quality,
                        AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN);
-#if HAVE_JPEGXL
     } else if (codec->id == AV_CODEC_ID_JPEGXL) {
         av_opt_set_double(avctx, "distance", ctx->opts->jxl_distance,
                           AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN);
         av_opt_set_int(avctx, "effort", ctx->opts->jxl_effort,
                        AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN);
-#endif
     }
 
     if (avcodec_open2(avctx, codec, NULL) < 0) {
@@ -320,8 +310,6 @@ static bool write_jpeg(struct image_writer_ctx *ctx, mp_image_t *image, FILE *fp
 
 #endif
 
-#if HAVE_AVIF_MUXER
-
 static void log_side_data(struct image_writer_ctx *ctx, AVPacketSideData *data,
                           size_t size)
 {
@@ -500,8 +488,6 @@ free_data:
     return success;
 }
 
-#endif
-
 static int get_encoder_format(const AVCodec *codec, int srcfmt, bool highdepth)
 {
     const enum AVPixelFormat *pix_fmts = codec->pix_fmts;
@@ -562,31 +548,17 @@ const char *image_writer_file_ext(const struct image_writer_opts *opts)
 bool image_writer_high_depth(const struct image_writer_opts *opts)
 {
     return opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_PNG
-#if HAVE_JPEGXL
            || opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_JPEGXL
-#endif
-#if HAVE_AVIF_MUXER
-           || opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_AV1
-#endif
-    ;
+           || opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_AV1;
 }
 
 bool image_writer_flexible_csp(const struct image_writer_opts *opts)
 {
     if (!opts->tag_csp)
         return false;
-    return false
-#if HAVE_JPEGXL
-        || opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_JPEGXL
-#endif
-#if HAVE_AVIF_MUXER
+    return opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_JPEGXL
         || opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_AV1
-#endif
-#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(59, 58, 100)
-        // This version added support for cICP tag writing
-        || opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_PNG
-#endif
-    ;
+        || opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_PNG;
 }
 
 int image_writer_format_from_ext(const char *ext)
@@ -700,14 +672,11 @@ bool write_image(struct mp_image *image, const struct image_writer_opts *opts,
         destfmt = IMGFMT_RGB24;
     }
 #endif
-#if HAVE_AVIF_MUXER
     if (opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_AV1) {
         write = write_avif;
         if (opts->avif_pixfmt && opts->avif_pixfmt[0])
             destfmt = mp_imgfmt_from_name(bstr0(opts->avif_pixfmt));
-    }
-#endif
-    if (opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_WEBP && !opts->webp_lossless) {
+    } else if (opts->format == AV_CODEC_ID_WEBP && !opts->webp_lossless) {
         // For lossy images, libwebp has its own RGB->YUV conversion.
         // We don't want that, so force YUV/YUVA here.
         int alpha = image->fmt.flags & MP_IMGFLAG_ALPHA;
diff --git a/video/mp_image.c b/video/mp_image.c
index 35b302d328..a89762b6d5 100644
--- a/video/mp_image.c
+++ b/video/mp_image.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <libavutil/mem.h>
 #include <libavutil/common.h>
 #include <libavutil/display.h>
+#include <libavutil/dovi_meta.h>
 #include <libavutil/bswap.h>
 #include <libavutil/hwcontext.h>
 #include <libavutil/intreadwrite.h>
@@ -29,10 +30,6 @@
 #include <libavutil/mastering_display_metadata.h>
 #include <libplacebo/utils/libav.h>
 
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 16, 100)
-# include <libavutil/dovi_meta.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "mpv_talloc.h"
 
 #include "common/av_common.h"
@@ -1031,17 +1028,10 @@ struct mp_image *mp_image_from_av_frame(struct AVFrame *src)
     dst->params.crop.y1 = src->height - src->crop_bottom;
 
     dst->fields = 0;
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(58, 7, 100)
     if (src->flags & AV_FRAME_FLAG_INTERLACED)
         dst->fields |= MP_IMGFIELD_INTERLACED;
     if (src->flags & AV_FRAME_FLAG_TOP_FIELD_FIRST)
         dst->fields |= MP_IMGFIELD_TOP_FIRST;
-#else
-    if (src->interlaced_frame)
-        dst->fields |= MP_IMGFIELD_INTERLACED;
-    if (src->top_field_first)
-        dst->fields |= MP_IMGFIELD_TOP_FIRST;
-#endif
     if (src->repeat_pict == 1)
         dst->fields |= MP_IMGFIELD_REPEAT_FIRST;
 
@@ -1090,7 +1080,6 @@ struct mp_image *mp_image_from_av_frame(struct AVFrame *src)
         dst->a53_cc = sd->buf;
 
     AVBufferRef *dovi = NULL;
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 16, 100)
     sd = av_frame_get_side_data(src, AV_FRAME_DATA_DOVI_METADATA);
     if (sd) {
 #ifdef PL_HAVE_LAV_DOLBY_VISION
@@ -1119,7 +1108,6 @@ struct mp_image *mp_image_from_av_frame(struct AVFrame *src)
         pl_hdr_metadata_from_dovi_rpu(&dst->params.color.hdr, sd->buf->data,
                                       sd->buf->size);
     }
-#endif
 
     sd = av_frame_get_side_data(src, AV_FRAME_DATA_FILM_GRAIN_PARAMS);
     if (sd)
@@ -1187,17 +1175,10 @@ struct AVFrame *mp_image_to_av_frame(struct mp_image *src)
     dst->extended_data = dst->data;
 
     dst->pict_type = src->pict_type;
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(58, 7, 100)
     if (src->fields & MP_IMGFIELD_INTERLACED)
         dst->flags |= AV_FRAME_FLAG_INTERLACED;
     if (src->fields & MP_IMGFIELD_TOP_FIRST)
         dst->flags |= AV_FRAME_FLAG_TOP_FIELD_FIRST;
-#else
-    if (src->fields & MP_IMGFIELD_INTERLACED)
-        dst->interlaced_frame = 1;
-    if (src->fields & MP_IMGFIELD_TOP_FIRST)
-        dst->top_field_first = 1;
-#endif
     if (src->fields & MP_IMGFIELD_REPEAT_FIRST)
         dst->repeat_pict = 1;
 
diff --git a/video/sws_utils.c b/video/sws_utils.c
index a07bb55424..3a727360e8 100644
--- a/video/sws_utils.c
+++ b/video/sws_utils.c
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 #include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
 #include <libavutil/bswap.h>
 #include <libavutil/opt.h>
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 37, 100)
 #include <libavutil/pixdesc.h>
-#endif
 #include <libplacebo/utils/libav.h>
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -312,7 +310,6 @@ int mp_sws_reinit(struct mp_sws_context *ctx)
     int cr_src = pl_chroma_to_av(src.chroma_location);
     int cr_dst = pl_chroma_to_av(dst.chroma_location);
     int cr_xpos, cr_ypos;
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT >= AV_VERSION_INT(57, 37, 100)
     if (av_chroma_location_enum_to_pos(&cr_xpos, &cr_ypos, cr_src) >= 0) {
         av_opt_set_int(ctx->sws, "src_h_chr_pos", cr_xpos, 0);
         av_opt_set_int(ctx->sws, "src_v_chr_pos", cr_ypos, 0);
@@ -321,16 +318,6 @@ int mp_sws_reinit(struct mp_sws_context *ctx)
         av_opt_set_int(ctx->sws, "dst_h_chr_pos", cr_xpos, 0);
         av_opt_set_int(ctx->sws, "dst_v_chr_pos", cr_ypos, 0);
     }
-#else
-    if (avcodec_enum_to_chroma_pos(&cr_xpos, &cr_ypos, cr_src) >= 0) {
-        av_opt_set_int(ctx->sws, "src_h_chr_pos", cr_xpos, 0);
-        av_opt_set_int(ctx->sws, "src_v_chr_pos", cr_ypos, 0);
-    }
-    if (avcodec_enum_to_chroma_pos(&cr_xpos, &cr_ypos, cr_dst) >= 0) {
-        av_opt_set_int(ctx->sws, "dst_h_chr_pos", cr_xpos, 0);
-        av_opt_set_int(ctx->sws, "dst_v_chr_pos", cr_ypos, 0);
-    }
-#endif
 
     // This can fail even with normal operation, e.g. if a conversion path
     // simply does not support these settings.