diff --git a/yt_dlp/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
index 317dd26231..6ad2e97e8e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-try:
-    import contextvars  # noqa: F401
-except Exception:
-    raise Exception(
-        f'You are using an unsupported version of Python. Only Python versions 3.7 and above are supported by yt-dlp')  # noqa: F541
+f'You are using an unsupported version of Python. Only Python versions 3.7 and above are supported by yt-dlp'  # noqa: F541
 
 __license__ = 'Public Domain'
 
@@ -25,7 +21,6 @@ from .options import parseOpts
 from .postprocessor import (
     FFmpegExtractAudioPP,
     FFmpegMergerPP,
-    FFmpegPostProcessor,
     FFmpegSubtitlesConvertorPP,
     FFmpegThumbnailsConvertorPP,
     FFmpegVideoConvertorPP,
@@ -907,11 +902,6 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
     if print_extractor_information(opts, all_urls):
         return
 
-    # We may need ffmpeg_location without having access to the YoutubeDL instance
-    # See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/2191
-    if opts.ffmpeg_location:
-        FFmpegPostProcessor._ffmpeg_location.set(opts.ffmpeg_location)
-
     with YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
         pre_process = opts.update_self or opts.rm_cachedir
         actual_use = all_urls or opts.load_info_filename
diff --git a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
index a1f367ae42..20a0b22f08 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import collections
-import contextvars
 import itertools
 import json
 import os
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ class FFmpegPostProcessorError(PostProcessingError):
 
 
 class FFmpegPostProcessor(PostProcessor):
-    _ffmpeg_location = contextvars.ContextVar('ffmpeg_location', default=None)
-
     def __init__(self, downloader=None):
         PostProcessor.__init__(self, downloader)
         self._prefer_ffmpeg = self.get_param('prefer_ffmpeg', True)
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ class FFmpegPostProcessor(PostProcessor):
     def _determine_executables(self):
         programs = [*self._ffmpeg_to_avconv.keys(), *self._ffmpeg_to_avconv.values()]
 
-        location = self.get_param('ffmpeg_location', self._ffmpeg_location.get())
+        location = self.get_param('ffmpeg_location')
         if location is None:
             return {p: p for p in programs}