diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c
index 6d6f5048d76..f33f0b47142 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c
@@ -527,44 +527,6 @@ static void blackbird_codec_settings(struct cx8802_dev *dev)
 	cx2341x_update(dev, blackbird_mbox_func, NULL, &dev->params);
 }
 
-static struct v4l2_mpeg_compression default_mpeg_params = {
-	.st_type          = V4L2_MPEG_PS_2,
-	.st_bitrate       = {
-		.mode     = V4L2_BITRATE_CBR,
-		.min      = 0,
-		.target   = 0,
-		.max      = 0
-	},
-	.ts_pid_pmt       = 16,
-	.ts_pid_audio     = 260,
-	.ts_pid_video     = 256,
-	.ts_pid_pcr       = 259,
-	.ps_size          = 0,
-	.au_type          = V4L2_MPEG_AU_2_II,
-	.au_bitrate       = {
-		.mode     = V4L2_BITRATE_CBR,
-		.min      = 224,
-		.target   = 224,
-		.max      = 224
-	},
-	.au_sample_rate    = 48000,
-	.au_pesid          = 0,
-	.vi_type           = V4L2_MPEG_VI_2,
-	.vi_aspect_ratio   = V4L2_MPEG_ASPECT_4_3,
-	.vi_bitrate        = {
-		.mode      = V4L2_BITRATE_CBR,
-		.min       = 4000,
-		.target    = 4500,
-		.max       = 6000
-	},
-	.vi_frame_rate     = 25,
-	.vi_frames_per_gop = 12,
-	.vi_bframes_count  = 2,
-	.vi_pesid          = 0,
-	.closed_gops       = 1,
-	.pulldown          = 0
-};
-
 static int blackbird_initialize_codec(struct cx8802_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct cx88_core *core = dev->core;
@@ -852,23 +814,6 @@ static int vidioc_streamoff(struct file *file, void *priv, enum v4l2_buf_type i)
 	return videobuf_streamoff(&fh->mpegq);
 }
 
-static int vidioc_g_mpegcomp (struct file *file, void *fh,
-			      struct v4l2_mpeg_compression *f)
-{
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP is obsolete. "
-				"Replace with VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS!");
-	memcpy(f,&default_mpeg_params,sizeof(*f));
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int vidioc_s_mpegcomp (struct file *file, void *fh,
-			      struct v4l2_mpeg_compression *f)
-{
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP is obsolete. "
-				"Replace with VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS!");
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int vidioc_g_ext_ctrls (struct file *file, void *priv,
 			       struct v4l2_ext_controls *f)
 {
@@ -1216,8 +1161,6 @@ static struct video_device cx8802_mpeg_template =
 	.vidioc_dqbuf         = vidioc_dqbuf,
 	.vidioc_streamon      = vidioc_streamon,
 	.vidioc_streamoff     = vidioc_streamoff,
-	.vidioc_g_mpegcomp    = vidioc_g_mpegcomp,
-	.vidioc_s_mpegcomp    = vidioc_s_mpegcomp,
 	.vidioc_g_ext_ctrls   = vidioc_g_ext_ctrls,
 	.vidioc_s_ext_ctrls   = vidioc_s_ext_ctrls,
 	.vidioc_try_ext_ctrls = vidioc_try_ext_ctrls,
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa6752hs.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa6752hs.c
index 57f1f5d409e..002e70a33a4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa6752hs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa6752hs.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static const struct v4l2_format v4l2_format_table[] =
 
 struct saa6752hs_state {
 	struct i2c_client             client;
-	struct v4l2_mpeg_compression  old_params;
 	struct saa6752hs_mpeg_params  params;
 	enum saa6752hs_videoformat    video_format;
 	v4l2_std_id                   standard;
@@ -161,35 +160,6 @@ static struct saa6752hs_mpeg_params param_defaults =
 	.au_l2_bitrate   = V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_256K,
 };
 
-static struct v4l2_mpeg_compression old_param_defaults =
-{
-	.st_type         = V4L2_MPEG_TS_2,
-	.st_bitrate      = {
-		.mode    = V4L2_BITRATE_CBR,
-		.target  = 7000,
-	},
-
-	.ts_pid_pmt      = 16,
-	.ts_pid_video    = 260,
-	.ts_pid_audio    = 256,
-	.ts_pid_pcr      = 259,
-
-	.vi_type         = V4L2_MPEG_VI_2,
-	.vi_aspect_ratio = V4L2_MPEG_ASPECT_4_3,
-	.vi_bitrate      = {
-		.mode    = V4L2_BITRATE_VBR,
-		.target  = 4000,
-		.max     = 6000,
-	},
-
-	.au_type         = V4L2_MPEG_AU_2_II,
-	.au_bitrate      = {
-		.mode    = V4L2_BITRATE_CBR,
-		.target  = 256,
-	},
-
-};
-
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static int saa6752hs_chip_command(struct i2c_client* client,
@@ -362,74 +332,6 @@ static void saa6752hs_set_subsampling(struct i2c_client* client,
 }
 
 
-static void saa6752hs_old_set_params(struct i2c_client* client,
-				 struct v4l2_mpeg_compression* params)
-{
-	struct saa6752hs_state *h = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-
-	/* check PIDs */
-	if (params->ts_pid_pmt <= MPEG_PID_MAX) {
-		h->old_params.ts_pid_pmt = params->ts_pid_pmt;
-		h->params.ts_pid_pmt = params->ts_pid_pmt;
-	}
-	if (params->ts_pid_pcr <= MPEG_PID_MAX) {
-		h->old_params.ts_pid_pcr = params->ts_pid_pcr;
-		h->params.ts_pid_pcr = params->ts_pid_pcr;
-	}
-	if (params->ts_pid_video <= MPEG_PID_MAX) {
-		h->old_params.ts_pid_video = params->ts_pid_video;
-		h->params.ts_pid_video = params->ts_pid_video;
-	}
-	if (params->ts_pid_audio <= MPEG_PID_MAX) {
-		h->old_params.ts_pid_audio = params->ts_pid_audio;
-		h->params.ts_pid_audio = params->ts_pid_audio;
-	}
-
-	/* check bitrate parameters */
-	if ((params->vi_bitrate.mode == V4L2_BITRATE_CBR) ||
-	    (params->vi_bitrate.mode == V4L2_BITRATE_VBR)) {
-		h->old_params.vi_bitrate.mode = params->vi_bitrate.mode;
-		h->params.vi_bitrate_mode = (params->vi_bitrate.mode == V4L2_BITRATE_VBR) ?
-		       V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE_VBR : V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE_CBR;
-	}
-	if (params->vi_bitrate.mode != V4L2_BITRATE_NONE)
-		h->old_params.st_bitrate.target = params->st_bitrate.target;
-	if (params->vi_bitrate.mode != V4L2_BITRATE_NONE)
-		h->old_params.vi_bitrate.target = params->vi_bitrate.target;
-	if (params->vi_bitrate.mode == V4L2_BITRATE_VBR)
-		h->old_params.vi_bitrate.max = params->vi_bitrate.max;
-	if (params->au_bitrate.mode != V4L2_BITRATE_NONE)
-		h->old_params.au_bitrate.target = params->au_bitrate.target;
-
-	/* aspect ratio */
-	if (params->vi_aspect_ratio == V4L2_MPEG_ASPECT_4_3 ||
-	    params->vi_aspect_ratio == V4L2_MPEG_ASPECT_16_9) {
-		h->old_params.vi_aspect_ratio = params->vi_aspect_ratio;
-		if (params->vi_aspect_ratio == V4L2_MPEG_ASPECT_4_3)
-			h->params.vi_aspect = V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_4x3;
-		else
-			h->params.vi_aspect = V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_16x9;
-	}
-
-	/* range checks */
-	if (h->old_params.st_bitrate.target > MPEG_TOTAL_TARGET_BITRATE_MAX)
-		h->old_params.st_bitrate.target = MPEG_TOTAL_TARGET_BITRATE_MAX;
-	if (h->old_params.vi_bitrate.target > MPEG_VIDEO_TARGET_BITRATE_MAX)
-		h->old_params.vi_bitrate.target = MPEG_VIDEO_TARGET_BITRATE_MAX;
-	if (h->old_params.vi_bitrate.max > MPEG_VIDEO_MAX_BITRATE_MAX)
-		h->old_params.vi_bitrate.max = MPEG_VIDEO_MAX_BITRATE_MAX;
-	h->params.vi_bitrate = params->vi_bitrate.target;
-	h->params.vi_bitrate_peak = params->vi_bitrate.max;
-	if (h->old_params.au_bitrate.target <= 256) {
-		h->old_params.au_bitrate.target = 256;
-		h->params.au_l2_bitrate = V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_256K;
-	}
-	else {
-		h->old_params.au_bitrate.target = 384;
-		h->params.au_l2_bitrate = V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_384K;
-	}
-}
-
 static int handle_ctrl(struct saa6752hs_mpeg_params *params,
 		struct v4l2_ext_control *ctrl, unsigned int cmd)
 {
@@ -697,7 +599,6 @@ static int saa6752hs_attach(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	h->client = client_template;
 	h->params = param_defaults;
-	h->old_params = old_param_defaults;
 	h->client.adapter = adap;
 	h->client.addr = addr;
 
@@ -734,23 +635,11 @@ saa6752hs_command(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 {
 	struct saa6752hs_state *h = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	struct v4l2_ext_controls *ctrls = arg;
-	struct v4l2_mpeg_compression *old_params = arg;
 	struct saa6752hs_mpeg_params params;
 	int err = 0;
 	int i;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
-	case VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP:
-		if (NULL == old_params) {
-			/* apply settings and start encoder */
-			saa6752hs_init(client);
-			break;
-		}
-		saa6752hs_old_set_params(client, old_params);
-		/* fall through */
-	case VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP:
-		*old_params = h->old_params;
-		break;
 	case VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS:
 		if (ctrls->ctrl_class != V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG)
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-empress.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-empress.c
index 0a7d9431968..75d0c5bf46d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-empress.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-empress.c
@@ -284,17 +284,6 @@ static int ts_do_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	case VIDIOC_S_CTRL:
 		return saa7134_common_ioctl(dev, cmd, arg);
 
-	case VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP:
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP is obsolete. "
-				    "Replace with VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS!");
-		saa7134_i2c_call_clients(dev, VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP, arg);
-		ts_init_encoder(dev);
-		return 0;
-	case VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP:
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP is obsolete. "
-				    "Replace with VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS!");
-		saa7134_i2c_call_clients(dev, VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP, arg);
-		return 0;
 	case VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS:
 		/* count == 0 is abused in saa6752hs.c, so that special
 		   case is handled here explicitly. */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
index 321249240d0..1141b4bf41c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@ static const char *v4l2_ioctls[] = {
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT)]         = "VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_G_FMT)]            = "VIDIOC_G_FMT",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_S_FMT)]            = "VIDIOC_S_FMT",
-	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP)]       = "VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP",
-	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP)]       = "VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_REQBUFS)]          = "VIDIOC_REQBUFS",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_QUERYBUF)]         = "VIDIOC_QUERYBUF",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_G_FBUF)]           = "VIDIOC_G_FBUF",
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/videodev.c b/drivers/media/video/videodev.c
index 8d8e517b344..9611c399028 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/videodev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/videodev.c
@@ -1313,48 +1313,6 @@ static int __video_do_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 		ret=vfd->vidioc_cropcap(file, fh, p);
 		break;
 	}
-	case VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP:
-	{
-		struct v4l2_mpeg_compression *p=arg;
-
-		/*FIXME: Several fields not shown */
-		if (!vfd->vidioc_g_mpegcomp)
-			break;
-		ret=vfd->vidioc_g_mpegcomp(file, fh, p);
-		if (!ret)
-			dbgarg (cmd, "ts_pid_pmt=%d, ts_pid_audio=%d,"
-					" ts_pid_video=%d, ts_pid_pcr=%d, "
-					"ps_size=%d, au_sample_rate=%d, "
-					"au_pesid=%c, vi_frame_rate=%d, "
-					"vi_frames_per_gop=%d, "
-					"vi_bframes_count=%d, vi_pesid=%c\n",
-					p->ts_pid_pmt,p->ts_pid_audio,
-					p->ts_pid_video,p->ts_pid_pcr,
-					p->ps_size, p->au_sample_rate,
-					p->au_pesid, p->vi_frame_rate,
-					p->vi_frames_per_gop,
-					p->vi_bframes_count, p->vi_pesid);
-		break;
-	}
-	case VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP:
-	{
-		struct v4l2_mpeg_compression *p=arg;
-		/*FIXME: Several fields not shown */
-		if (!vfd->vidioc_s_mpegcomp)
-			break;
-		dbgarg (cmd, "ts_pid_pmt=%d, ts_pid_audio=%d, "
-				"ts_pid_video=%d, ts_pid_pcr=%d, ps_size=%d, "
-				"au_sample_rate=%d, au_pesid=%c, "
-				"vi_frame_rate=%d, vi_frames_per_gop=%d, "
-				"vi_bframes_count=%d, vi_pesid=%c\n",
-				p->ts_pid_pmt,p->ts_pid_audio, p->ts_pid_video,
-				p->ts_pid_pcr, p->ps_size, p->au_sample_rate,
-				p->au_pesid, p->vi_frame_rate,
-				p->vi_frames_per_gop, p->vi_bframes_count,
-				p->vi_pesid);
-		ret=vfd->vidioc_s_mpegcomp(file, fh, p);
-		break;
-	}
 	case VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP:
 	{
 		struct v4l2_jpegcompression *p=arg;
diff --git a/include/linux/videodev2.h b/include/linux/videodev2.h
index 1f503e94eff..439474f24e3 100644
--- a/include/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -441,94 +441,6 @@ struct v4l2_timecode
 #define V4L2_TC_USERBITS_8BITCHARS	0x0008
 /* The above is based on SMPTE timecodes */
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-/*
- *	M P E G   C O M P R E S S I O N   P A R A M E T E R S
- *
- *  ### WARNING: This experimental MPEG compression API is obsolete.
- *  ###          It is replaced by the MPEG controls API.
- *  ###          This old API will disappear in the near future!
- *
- */
-enum v4l2_bitrate_mode {
-	V4L2_BITRATE_NONE = 0,	/* not specified */
-	V4L2_BITRATE_CBR,	/* constant bitrate */
-	V4L2_BITRATE_VBR,	/* variable bitrate */
-};
-struct v4l2_bitrate {
-	/* rates are specified in kbit/sec */
-	enum v4l2_bitrate_mode	mode;
-	__u32			min;
-	__u32			target;  /* use this one for CBR */
-	__u32			max;
-};
-
-enum v4l2_mpeg_streamtype {
-	V4L2_MPEG_SS_1,		/* MPEG-1 system stream */
-	V4L2_MPEG_PS_2,		/* MPEG-2 program stream */
-	V4L2_MPEG_TS_2,		/* MPEG-2 transport stream */
-	V4L2_MPEG_PS_DVD,      	/* MPEG-2 program stream with DVD header fixups */
-};
-enum v4l2_mpeg_audiotype {
-	V4L2_MPEG_AU_2_I,	/* MPEG-2 layer 1 */
-	V4L2_MPEG_AU_2_II,	/* MPEG-2 layer 2 */
-	V4L2_MPEG_AU_2_III,	/* MPEG-2 layer 3 */
-	V4L2_MPEG_AC3,		/* AC3 */
-	V4L2_MPEG_LPCM,		/* LPCM */
-};
-enum v4l2_mpeg_videotype {
-	V4L2_MPEG_VI_1,		/* MPEG-1 */
-	V4L2_MPEG_VI_2,		/* MPEG-2 */
-};
-enum v4l2_mpeg_aspectratio {
-	V4L2_MPEG_ASPECT_SQUARE = 1,   /* square pixel */
-	V4L2_MPEG_ASPECT_4_3    = 2,   /*  4 : 3       */
-	V4L2_MPEG_ASPECT_16_9   = 3,   /* 16 : 9       */
-	V4L2_MPEG_ASPECT_1_221  = 4,   /*  1 : 2,21    */
-};
-
-struct v4l2_mpeg_compression {
-	/* general */
-	enum v4l2_mpeg_streamtype	st_type;
-	struct v4l2_bitrate		st_bitrate;
-
-	/* transport streams */
-	__u16				ts_pid_pmt;
-	__u16				ts_pid_audio;
-	__u16				ts_pid_video;
-	__u16				ts_pid_pcr;
-
-	/* program stream */
-	__u16				ps_size;
-	__u16				reserved_1;    /* align */
-
-	/* audio */
-	enum v4l2_mpeg_audiotype	au_type;
-	struct v4l2_bitrate		au_bitrate;
-	__u32				au_sample_rate;
-	__u8                            au_pesid;
-	__u8                            reserved_2[3]; /* align */
-
-	/* video */
-	enum v4l2_mpeg_videotype	vi_type;
-	enum v4l2_mpeg_aspectratio	vi_aspect_ratio;
-	struct v4l2_bitrate		vi_bitrate;
-	__u32				vi_frame_rate;
-	__u16				vi_frames_per_gop;
-	__u16				vi_bframes_count;
-	__u8                            vi_pesid;
-	__u8                            reserved_3[3]; /* align */
-
-	/* misc flags */
-	__u32                           closed_gops:1;
-	__u32                           pulldown:1;
-	__u32                           reserved_4:30; /* align */
-
-	/* I don't expect the above being perfect yet ;) */
-	__u32				reserved_5[8];
-};
-#endif
-
 struct v4l2_jpegcompression
 {
 	int quality;
@@ -1420,10 +1332,6 @@ struct v4l2_chip_ident {
 #define VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT         _IOWR ('V',  2, struct v4l2_fmtdesc)
 #define VIDIOC_G_FMT		_IOWR ('V',  4, struct v4l2_format)
 #define VIDIOC_S_FMT		_IOWR ('V',  5, struct v4l2_format)
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-#define VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP       _IOR  ('V',  6, struct v4l2_mpeg_compression)
-#define VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP     	_IOW  ('V',  7, struct v4l2_mpeg_compression)
-#endif
 #define VIDIOC_REQBUFS		_IOWR ('V',  8, struct v4l2_requestbuffers)
 #define VIDIOC_QUERYBUF		_IOWR ('V',  9, struct v4l2_buffer)
 #define VIDIOC_G_FBUF		_IOR  ('V', 10, struct v4l2_framebuffer)
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-dev.h b/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
index 4c5d66e2da6..c544c6f9089 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
@@ -271,10 +271,6 @@ struct video_device
 	int (*vidioc_s_crop)           (struct file *file, void *fh,
 					struct v4l2_crop *a);
 	/* Compression ioctls */
-	int (*vidioc_g_mpegcomp)       (struct file *file, void *fh,
-					struct v4l2_mpeg_compression *a);
-	int (*vidioc_s_mpegcomp)       (struct file *file, void *fh,
-					struct v4l2_mpeg_compression *a);
 	int (*vidioc_g_jpegcomp)       (struct file *file, void *fh,
 					struct v4l2_jpegcompression *a);
 	int (*vidioc_s_jpegcomp)       (struct file *file, void *fh,