diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 04990d8aed..6c7361f723 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@ trace_tracy_memory = [
 # Tracing support
 trace = ["bevy_internal/trace"]
 
-# AVIF image format support
-avif = ["bevy_internal/avif"]
-
 # Basis Universal compressed texture support
 basis-universal = ["bevy_internal/basis-universal"]
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_image/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_image/Cargo.toml
index bd5d73cb9d..b848e478dd 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_image/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_image/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ keywords = ["bevy"]
 
 [features]
 # Image formats
-avif = ["image/avif"]
 basis-universal = ["dep:basis-universal"]
 bmp = ["image/bmp"]
 dds = ["ddsfile"]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_image/src/image.rs b/crates/bevy_image/src/image.rs
index 21994328f0..7d4c39e453 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_image/src/image.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_image/src/image.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ pub const SAMPLER_ASSET_INDEX: u64 = 1;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum ImageFormat {
-    #[cfg(feature = "avif")]
-    Avif,
     #[cfg(feature = "basis-universal")]
     Basis,
     #[cfg(feature = "bmp")]
@@ -81,8 +79,6 @@ impl ImageFormat {
     /// Gets the file extensions for a given format.
     pub const fn to_file_extensions(&self) -> &'static [&'static str] {
         match self {
-            #[cfg(feature = "avif")]
-            ImageFormat::Avif => &["avif"],
             #[cfg(feature = "basis-universal")]
             ImageFormat::Basis => &["basis"],
             #[cfg(feature = "bmp")]
@@ -126,8 +122,6 @@ impl ImageFormat {
     /// If a format doesn't have any dedicated MIME types, this list will be empty.
     pub const fn to_mime_types(&self) -> &'static [&'static str] {
         match self {
-            #[cfg(feature = "avif")]
-            ImageFormat::Avif => &["image/avif"],
             #[cfg(feature = "basis-universal")]
             ImageFormat::Basis => &["image/basis", "image/x-basis"],
             #[cfg(feature = "bmp")]
@@ -174,7 +168,6 @@ impl ImageFormat {
     pub fn from_mime_type(mime_type: &str) -> Option<Self> {
         Some(match mime_type.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
             // note: farbfeld does not have a MIME type
-            "image/avif" => feature_gate!("avif", Avif),
             "image/basis" | "image/x-basis" => feature_gate!("basis-universal", Basis),
             "image/bmp" | "image/x-bmp" => feature_gate!("bmp", Bmp),
             "image/vnd-ms.dds" => feature_gate!("dds", Dds),
@@ -199,7 +192,6 @@ impl ImageFormat {
 
     pub fn from_extension(extension: &str) -> Option<Self> {
         Some(match extension.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
-            "avif" => feature_gate!("avif", Avif),
             "basis" => feature_gate!("basis-universal", Basis),
             "bmp" => feature_gate!("bmp", Bmp),
             "dds" => feature_gate!("dds", Dds),
@@ -222,8 +214,6 @@ impl ImageFormat {
 
     pub fn as_image_crate_format(&self) -> Option<image::ImageFormat> {
         Some(match self {
-            #[cfg(feature = "avif")]
-            ImageFormat::Avif => image::ImageFormat::Avif,
             #[cfg(feature = "bmp")]
             ImageFormat::Bmp => image::ImageFormat::Bmp,
             #[cfg(feature = "dds")]
@@ -264,7 +254,6 @@ impl ImageFormat {
 
     pub fn from_image_crate_format(format: image::ImageFormat) -> Option<ImageFormat> {
         Some(match format {
-            image::ImageFormat::Avif => feature_gate!("avif", Avif),
             image::ImageFormat::Bmp => feature_gate!("bmp", Bmp),
             image::ImageFormat::Dds => feature_gate!("dds", Dds),
             image::ImageFormat::Farbfeld => feature_gate!("ff", Farbfeld),
diff --git a/crates/bevy_image/src/image_loader.rs b/crates/bevy_image/src/image_loader.rs
index 0ad3e41006..b3ce3e35f6 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_image/src/image_loader.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_image/src/image_loader.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ pub struct ImageLoader {
 impl ImageLoader {
     /// Full list of supported formats.
     pub const SUPPORTED_FORMATS: &'static [ImageFormat] = &[
-        #[cfg(feature = "avif")]
-        ImageFormat::Avif,
         #[cfg(feature = "basis-universal")]
         ImageFormat::Basis,
         #[cfg(feature = "bmp")]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_internal/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_internal/Cargo.toml
index 62f9bc2a10..1a1930acc2 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_internal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_internal/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ zlib = ["bevy_image/zlib"]
 zstd = ["bevy_image/zstd"]
 
 # Image format support (PNG enabled by default)
-avif = ["bevy_image/avif"]
 bmp = ["bevy_image/bmp"]
 ff = ["bevy_image/ff"]
 gif = ["bevy_image/gif"]
diff --git a/docs/cargo_features.md b/docs/cargo_features.md
index 5fb465fd33..4e4755c99a 100644
--- a/docs/cargo_features.md
+++ b/docs/cargo_features.md
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ The default feature set enables most of the expected features of a game engine,
 |android-native-activity|Android NativeActivity support. Legacy, should be avoided for most new Android games.|
 |asset_processor|Enables the built-in asset processor for processed assets.|
 |async-io|Use async-io's implementation of block_on instead of futures-lite's implementation. This is preferred if your application uses async-io.|
-|avif|AVIF image format support|
 |basis-universal|Basis Universal compressed texture support|
 |bevy_ci_testing|Enable systems that allow for automated testing on CI|
 |bevy_debug_stepping|Enable stepping-based debugging of Bevy systems|