diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 02b5cc3ac182ed0d46fb81df88f0f3ee6c06d0c3..9168dab012b263e6a3516cd9e59e0abcdb7b43ce 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ Build-Depends: adwaita-icon-theme <!nocheck>,
                gobject-introspection (>= 1.41.3),
                gsettings-desktop-schemas <!nocheck>,
                iso-codes <!nocheck>,
-               libavcodec-dev (>= 7:4.1.0) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x],
-               libavdevice-dev (>= 7:4.1.0) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x],
-               libavfilter-dev (>= 7:4.1.0) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x],
-               libavformat-dev (>= 7:4.1.0) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x],
-               libavutil-dev (>= 7:4.1.0) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x],
                libcairo2-dev (>= 1.14.0),
                libcolord-dev (>= 0.1.9),
                libcloudproviders-dev (>= 0.3.1),
@@ -235,23 +230,6 @@ Description: GStreamer media backend for the GTK graphical user interface librar
  .
  This package contains the media module that uses GStreamer as backend.
 
-Package: libgtk-4-media-ffmpeg
-Build-Profiles: <pkg.gtk4.ffmpeg>
-Section: x11
-Architecture: amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x
-Multi-Arch: foreign
-Depends: ${misc:Depends},
-         ${shlibs:Depends},
-Description: FFmpeg media backend for the GTK graphical user interface library
- GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user
- interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable
- for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application
- suites.
- .
- This package contains the media module that uses FFmpeg as backend.
- This module is considered incomplete and experimental, and using the
- libgtk-4-media-gstreamer module instead is recommended.
-
 Package: gtk-4-examples
 Build-Profiles: <!noinsttest>
 Section: x11
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 345dcfd169fc9c23518801a635a1108e399ed9ce..9eecbb1c5990a4e6ed56d9e9537398bcb1a44991 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ Build-Depends: adwaita-icon-theme <!nocheck>,
                gobject-introspection (>= 1.41.3),
                gsettings-desktop-schemas <!nocheck>,
                iso-codes <!nocheck>,
-               libavcodec-dev (>= 7:4.1.0) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x],
-               libavdevice-dev (>= 7:4.1.0) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x],
-               libavfilter-dev (>= 7:4.1.0) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x],
-               libavformat-dev (>= 7:4.1.0) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x],
-               libavutil-dev (>= 7:4.1.0) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x],
                libcairo2-dev (>= 1.14.0),
                libcolord-dev (>= 0.1.9),
                libcloudproviders-dev (>= 0.3.1),
@@ -235,23 +230,6 @@ Description: GStreamer media backend for the GTK graphical user interface librar
  .
  This package contains the media module that uses GStreamer as backend.
 
-Package: @MEDIA_FFMPEG_PKG@
-Build-Profiles: <pkg.gtk4.ffmpeg>
-Section: x11
-Architecture: amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x
-Multi-Arch: foreign
-Depends: ${misc:Depends},
-         ${shlibs:Depends},
-Description: FFmpeg media backend for the GTK graphical user interface library
- GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user
- interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable
- for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application
- suites.
- .
- This package contains the media module that uses FFmpeg as backend.
- This module is considered incomplete and experimental, and using the
- @MEDIA_GSTREAMER_PKG@ module instead is recommended.
-
 Package: @EXAMPLES_PKG@
 Build-Profiles: <!noinsttest>
 Section: x11