diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index a4fa210f..c7d03e89 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -9699,3 +9699,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   You can add 'DEPRECATED_SETCURRENTCHANNEL=1' when compiling in order to restore this
   functionality. However, it is recommended to use SetCurrentChannel(int ChannelNumber)
   instead.
+- The macro DEPRECATED_GETBITMAP and the related code has been removed.
diff --git a/osd.h b/osd.h
index eeb5496f..77722662 100644
--- a/osd.h
+++ b/osd.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: osd.h 4.7 2020/09/29 14:09:26 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: osd.h 5.1 2021/05/21 12:54:08 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __OSD_H
@@ -790,12 +790,6 @@ protected:
        ///< If there are no dirty pixmaps, or if this is not a true color OSD,
        ///< this function returns NULL.
        ///< The caller must call DestroyPixmap() for the returned pixmap after use.
-#ifndef DEPRECATED_GETBITMAP
-#define DEPRECATED_GETBITMAP 0
-#endif
-#if DEPRECATED_GETBITMAP
-public:
-#endif
   cBitmap *GetBitmap(int Area);
        ///< Returns a pointer to the bitmap for the given Area, or NULL if no
        ///< such bitmap exists.