diff --git a/package/opencv3/Config.in b/package/opencv3/Config.in
index a672497108..097201887f 100644
--- a/package/opencv3/Config.in
+++ b/package/opencv3/Config.in
@@ -241,15 +241,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV3_BUILD_PERF_TESTS
 
 comment "3rd party support"
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV3_WITH_FFMPEG
-	bool "ffmpeg support"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_BZIP2
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_SWSCALE
-	help
-	  Use ffmpeg from the target system.
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV3_WITH_GSTREAMER1
 	bool "gstreamer-1.x"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # gstreamer1 -> libglib2
diff --git a/package/opencv3/opencv3.mk b/package/opencv3/opencv3.mk
index 218174c17e..a66c7a011e 100644
--- a/package/opencv3/opencv3.mk
+++ b/package/opencv3/opencv3.mk
@@ -226,17 +226,11 @@ OPENCV3_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DWITH_VA=OFF \
 	-DWITH_VA_INTEL=OFF \
 	-DWITH_VTK=OFF \
+	-DWITH_FFMPEG=OFF \
 	-DWITH_XINE=OFF
 
 OPENCV3_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf zlib
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV3_WITH_FFMPEG),y)
-OPENCV3_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_FFMPEG=ON
-OPENCV3_DEPENDENCIES += ffmpeg bzip2
-else
-OPENCV3_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_FFMPEG=OFF
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV3_WITH_GSTREAMER1),y)
 OPENCV3_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_GSTREAMER=ON
 OPENCV3_DEPENDENCIES += gstreamer1 gst1-plugins-base