diff --git a/examples/decode_to_md5.c b/examples/decode_to_md5.c
index 1c56303e32579292dd73b4bb45d9dfcdd5f6f2eb..fbc0f4a6f19e2b54ad8ae2c1122aa4ce72ee3328 100644
--- a/examples/decode_to_md5.c
+++ b/examples/decode_to_md5.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
-
 #include "vpx/vp8dx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_decoder.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/decode_with_drops.c b/examples/decode_with_drops.c
index a20fdac0921d78df0f0c8570c155febb4fb2370b..9423e38ffac5350f2dd51ed829ce02cbbf34c33a 100644
--- a/examples/decode_with_drops.c
+++ b/examples/decode_with_drops.c
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
-
 #include "vpx/vp8dx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_decoder.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/postproc.c b/examples/postproc.c
index 59c50b1390452d3441f57ebd5908c19101ae0d4e..c74347c4c71ddc1693dcbfc38d3cf5a336909ec0 100644
--- a/examples/postproc.c
+++ b/examples/postproc.c
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
-
 #include "vpx/vp8dx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_decoder.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/set_maps.c b/examples/set_maps.c
index 2ee5bca50a5717b7de4c8be5e70564a1fd8a8fee..851adc42ea12ba5c4249ae376c8f5d6ecde7489e 100644
--- a/examples/set_maps.c
+++ b/examples/set_maps.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/simple_decoder.c b/examples/simple_decoder.c
index 33187584c429703613b9d68f42d13da620ab5287..3f7d6aa34f6473bce4293500ba71d939b54f7edc 100644
--- a/examples/simple_decoder.c
+++ b/examples/simple_decoder.c
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@
 // -----------------
 // For decoders, you only have to include `vpx_decoder.h` and then any
 // header files for the specific codecs you use. In this case, we're using
-// vp8. The `VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT` macro can be defined to ensure
-// strict compliance with the latest SDK by disabling some backwards
-// compatibility features. Defining this macro is encouraged.
+// vp8.
 //
 // Initializing The Codec
 // ----------------------
@@ -81,8 +79,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
-
 #include "vpx/vp8dx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_decoder.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/simple_encoder.c b/examples/simple_encoder.c
index 30bb73af03b3e406b554fc4fe2d205ee670c45fa..f20c246daf29315370d13f904c5e42cf44b764ac 100644
--- a/examples/simple_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/simple_encoder.c
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
 // -----------------
 // For encoders, you only have to include `vpx_encoder.h` and then any
 // header files for the specific codecs you use. In this case, we're using
-// vp8. The `VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT` macro can be defined to ensure
-// strict compliance with the latest SDK by disabling some backwards
-// compatibility features. Defining this macro is encouraged.
+// vp8.
 //
 // Getting The Default Configuration
 // ---------------------------------
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 
 #include "./tools_common.h"
diff --git a/examples/twopass_encoder.c b/examples/twopass_encoder.c
index 76d5a2816bc672e69a12b9a8a31672a5da11c9b3..7a7653b2aeb628949b79f2784f83e08aa4595cd2 100644
--- a/examples/twopass_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/twopass_encoder.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 
 #include "./tools_common.h"
diff --git a/examples/vp8_multi_resolution_encoder.c b/examples/vp8_multi_resolution_encoder.c
index 7c050fa3eb091f6a9ffae70c94dab2e11b80b1e1..9f50dc7cf52c73023e18c231fef13ab7b5803f49 100644
--- a/examples/vp8_multi_resolution_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/vp8_multi_resolution_encoder.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "third_party/libyuv/include/libyuv/scale.h"
 #include "third_party/libyuv/include/libyuv/cpu_id.h"
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/vp8cx_set_ref.c b/examples/vp8cx_set_ref.c
index 5f3f0a3798e71baad9a040d1a918c1b079480f41..b0961a2b33d35e2f724d505a593d746dd1d7bb0f 100644
--- a/examples/vp8cx_set_ref.c
+++ b/examples/vp8cx_set_ref.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c b/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
index 5eac92c3d6a2b881b98e73b0e0d6b04511edbc90..3de983ea2b6a215a36cc570d6d19223e7502364e 100644
--- a/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
 #include "vpx_ports/vpx_timer.h"
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
diff --git a/libs.mk b/libs.mk
index c7c274810eaacb82661260b8168db9608403bf97..f9f2d80702fc91e4cc729547b5a522613f9a66a7 100644
--- a/libs.mk
+++ b/libs.mk
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ libs.doxy: $(CODEC_DOC_SRCS)
 	@echo "    [CREATE] $@"
 	@rm -f $@
 	@echo "INPUT += $^" >> $@
-	@echo "PREDEFINED = VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT" >> $@
 	@echo "INCLUDE_PATH += ." >> $@;
 	@echo "ENABLED_SECTIONS += $(sort $(CODEC_DOC_SECTIONS))" >> $@
 
diff --git a/vpx/src/svc_encodeframe.c b/vpx/src/svc_encodeframe.c
index c465a38d1117111a9f60832dbe03e232d95e492a..ea30b443dc12491c04c6c908d7f30854a9887549 100644
--- a/vpx/src/svc_encodeframe.c
+++ b/vpx/src/svc_encodeframe.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #define VPX_DISABLE_CTRL_TYPECHECKS 1
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
 #include "vpx/svc_context.h"
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
diff --git a/vpx/vpx_image.h b/vpx/vpx_image.h
index 0b7bb90572da3c0d0048285dffb7ed847f762823..ef6d1dd3092e5c8e70173a4fc9def62c8eedef01 100644
--- a/vpx/vpx_image.h
+++ b/vpx/vpx_image.h
@@ -64,40 +64,6 @@ extern "C" {
     VPX_IMG_FMT_I44416    = VPX_IMG_FMT_I444 | VPX_IMG_FMT_HIGHBITDEPTH
   } vpx_img_fmt_t; /**< alias for enum vpx_img_fmt */
 
-#if !defined(VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT) || !VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT
-#define IMG_FMT_PLANAR         VPX_IMG_FMT_PLANAR     /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_PLANAR */
-#define IMG_FMT_UV_FLIP        VPX_IMG_FMT_UV_FLIP    /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_UV_FLIP */
-#define IMG_FMT_HAS_ALPHA      VPX_IMG_FMT_HAS_ALPHA  /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_HAS_ALPHA */
-
-  /*!\brief Deprecated list of supported image formats
-   * \deprecated New code should use #vpx_img_fmt
-   */
-#define img_fmt   vpx_img_fmt
-  /*!\brief alias for enum img_fmt.
-   * \deprecated New code should use #vpx_img_fmt_t
-   */
-#define img_fmt_t vpx_img_fmt_t
-
-#define IMG_FMT_NONE       VPX_IMG_FMT_NONE       /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_NONE */
-#define IMG_FMT_RGB24      VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB24      /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB24 */
-#define IMG_FMT_RGB32      VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB32      /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB32 */
-#define IMG_FMT_RGB565     VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB565     /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB565 */
-#define IMG_FMT_RGB555     VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB555     /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB555 */
-#define IMG_FMT_UYVY       VPX_IMG_FMT_UYVY       /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_UYVY */
-#define IMG_FMT_YUY2       VPX_IMG_FMT_YUY2       /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_YUY2 */
-#define IMG_FMT_YVYU       VPX_IMG_FMT_YVYU       /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_YVYU */
-#define IMG_FMT_BGR24      VPX_IMG_FMT_BGR24      /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_BGR24 */
-#define IMG_FMT_RGB32_LE   VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB32_LE   /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB32_LE */
-#define IMG_FMT_ARGB       VPX_IMG_FMT_ARGB       /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_ARGB */
-#define IMG_FMT_ARGB_LE    VPX_IMG_FMT_ARGB_LE    /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_ARGB_LE */
-#define IMG_FMT_RGB565_LE  VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB565_LE  /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB565_LE */
-#define IMG_FMT_RGB555_LE  VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB555_LE  /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_RGB555_LE */
-#define IMG_FMT_YV12       VPX_IMG_FMT_YV12       /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_YV12 */
-#define IMG_FMT_I420       VPX_IMG_FMT_I420       /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_I420 */
-#define IMG_FMT_VPXYV12    VPX_IMG_FMT_VPXYV12    /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_VPXYV12 */
-#define IMG_FMT_VPXI420    VPX_IMG_FMT_VPXI420    /**< \deprecated Use #VPX_IMG_FMT_VPXI420 */
-#endif /* VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT */
-
   /**\brief Image Descriptor */
   typedef struct vpx_image {
     vpx_img_fmt_t fmt; /**< Image Format */
@@ -121,13 +87,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define VPX_PLANE_U      1   /**< U (Chroma) plane */
 #define VPX_PLANE_V      2   /**< V (Chroma) plane */
 #define VPX_PLANE_ALPHA  3   /**< A (Transparency) plane */
-#if !defined(VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT) || !VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT
-#define PLANE_PACKED     VPX_PLANE_PACKED
-#define PLANE_Y          VPX_PLANE_Y
-#define PLANE_U          VPX_PLANE_U
-#define PLANE_V          VPX_PLANE_V
-#define PLANE_ALPHA      VPX_PLANE_ALPHA
-#endif
     unsigned char *planes[4];  /**< pointer to the top left pixel for each plane */
     int      stride[4];  /**< stride between rows for each plane */
 
diff --git a/vpxdec.c b/vpxdec.c
index 64700816212220b9f9a78e3ad77261d29ba68de1..091522f067d1c94abd773a20287990c8ca8125fa 100644
--- a/vpxdec.c
+++ b/vpxdec.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "./args.h"
 #include "./ivfdec.h"
 
-#define VPX_CODEC_DISABLE_COMPAT 1
 #include "vpx/vpx_decoder.h"
 #include "vpx_ports/mem_ops.h"
 #include "vpx_ports/vpx_timer.h"
diff --git a/y4minput.c b/y4minput.c
index bcc742a2e43fbc86d1dc1775bb39c5e831fc744e..34ea96d9d57d7f629582bbfa45f2c0afc80a4c19 100644
--- a/y4minput.c
+++ b/y4minput.c
@@ -1041,12 +1041,12 @@ int y4m_input_fetch_frame(y4m_input *_y4m, FILE *_fin, vpx_image_t *_img) {
   c_w *= bytes_per_sample;
   c_h = (_y4m->pic_h + _y4m->dst_c_dec_v - 1) / _y4m->dst_c_dec_v;
   c_sz = c_w * c_h;
-  _img->stride[PLANE_Y] = _img->stride[PLANE_ALPHA] =
+  _img->stride[VPX_PLANE_Y] = _img->stride[VPX_PLANE_ALPHA] =
       _y4m->pic_w * bytes_per_sample;
-  _img->stride[PLANE_U] = _img->stride[PLANE_V] = c_w;
-  _img->planes[PLANE_Y] = _y4m->dst_buf;
-  _img->planes[PLANE_U] = _y4m->dst_buf + pic_sz;
-  _img->planes[PLANE_V] = _y4m->dst_buf + pic_sz + c_sz;
-  _img->planes[PLANE_ALPHA] = _y4m->dst_buf + pic_sz + 2 * c_sz;
+  _img->stride[VPX_PLANE_U] = _img->stride[VPX_PLANE_V] = c_w;
+  _img->planes[VPX_PLANE_Y] = _y4m->dst_buf;
+  _img->planes[VPX_PLANE_U] = _y4m->dst_buf + pic_sz;
+  _img->planes[VPX_PLANE_V] = _y4m->dst_buf + pic_sz + c_sz;
+  _img->planes[VPX_PLANE_ALPHA] = _y4m->dst_buf + pic_sz + 2 * c_sz;
   return 1;
 }