diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index 30b1988f1..fd1f82ce5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ from .gameone import (
 from .gamersyde import GamersydeIE
 from .gamespot import GameSpotIE
 from .gamestar import GameStarIE
-from .gaskrank import GaskrankIE
 from .gazeta import GazetaIE
 from .gdcvault import GDCVaultIE
 from .generic import GenericIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/gaskrank.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/gaskrank.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 36ba7d8cf..000000000
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/gaskrank.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-import re
-from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import (
-    float_or_none,
-    int_or_none,
-    js_to_json,
-    unified_strdate,
-)
-
-
-class GaskrankIE(InfoExtractor):
-    """InfoExtractor for gaskrank.tv"""
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?gaskrank\.tv/tv/(?P<categories>[^/]+)/(?P<id>[^/]+)\.html?'
-    _TESTS = [
-        {
-            'url': 'http://www.gaskrank.tv/tv/motorrad-fun/strike-einparken-durch-anfaenger-crash-mit-groesserem-flurschaden.htm',
-            'md5': '1ae88dbac97887d85ebd1157a95fc4f9',
-            'info_dict': {
-                'id': '201601/26955',
-                'ext': 'mp4',
-                'title': 'Strike! Einparken können nur Männer - Flurschaden hält sich in Grenzen *lol*',
-                'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
-                'categories': ['motorrad-fun'],
-                'display_id': 'strike-einparken-durch-anfaenger-crash-mit-groesserem-flurschaden',
-                'uploader_id': 'Bikefun',
-                'upload_date': '20170110',
-                'uploader_url': None,
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            'url': 'http://www.gaskrank.tv/tv/racing/isle-of-man-tt-2011-michael-du-15920.htm',
-            'md5': 'c33ee32c711bc6c8224bfcbe62b23095',
-            'info_dict': {
-                'id': '201106/15920',
-                'ext': 'mp4',
-                'title': 'Isle of Man - Michael Dunlop vs Guy Martin - schwindelig kucken',
-                'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
-                'categories': ['racing'],
-                'display_id': 'isle-of-man-tt-2011-michael-du-15920',
-                'uploader_id': 'IOM',
-                'upload_date': '20160506',
-                'uploader_url': 'www.iomtt.com',
-            }
-        }
-    ]
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        """extract information from gaskrank.tv"""
-        def fix_json(code):
-            """Removes trailing comma in json: {{},} --> {{}}"""
-            return re.sub(r',\s*}', r'}', js_to_json(code))
-
-        display_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
-        categories = [re.match(self._VALID_URL, url).group('categories')]
-        title = self._search_regex(
-            r'movieName\s*:\s*\'([^\']*)\'',
-            webpage, 'title')
-        thumbnail = self._search_regex(
-            r'poster\s*:\s*\'([^\']*)\'',
-            webpage, 'thumbnail', default=None)
-
-        mobj = re.search(
-            r'Video von:\s*(?P<uploader_id>[^|]*?)\s*\|\s*vom:\s*(?P<upload_date>[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])',
-            webpage)
-        if mobj is not None:
-            uploader_id = mobj.groupdict().get('uploader_id')
-            upload_date = unified_strdate(mobj.groupdict().get('upload_date'))
-
-        uploader_url = self._search_regex(
-            r'Homepage:\s*<[^>]*>(?P<uploader_url>[^<]*)',
-            webpage, 'uploader_url', default=None)
-        tags = re.findall(
-            r'/tv/tags/[^/]+/"\s*>(?P<tag>[^<]*?)<',
-            webpage)
-
-        view_count = self._search_regex(
-            r'class\s*=\s*"gkRight"(?:[^>]*>\s*<[^>]*)*icon-eye-open(?:[^>]*>\s*<[^>]*)*>\s*(?P<view_count>[0-9\.]*)',
-            webpage, 'view_count', default=None)
-        if view_count:
-            view_count = int_or_none(view_count.replace('.', ''))
-
-        average_rating = self._search_regex(
-            r'itemprop\s*=\s*"ratingValue"[^>]*>\s*(?P<average_rating>[0-9,]+)',
-            webpage, 'average_rating')
-        if average_rating:
-            average_rating = float_or_none(average_rating.replace(',', '.'))
-
-        playlist = self._parse_json(
-            self._search_regex(
-                r'playlist\s*:\s*\[([^\]]*)\]',
-                webpage, 'playlist', default='{}'),
-            display_id, transform_source=fix_json, fatal=False)
-
-        video_id = self._search_regex(
-            r'https?://movies\.gaskrank\.tv/([^-]*?)(-[^\.]*)?\.mp4',
-            playlist.get('0').get('src'), 'video id')
-
-        formats = []
-        for key in playlist:
-            formats.append({
-                'url': playlist[key]['src'],
-                'format_id': key,
-                'quality': playlist[key].get('quality')})
-        self._sort_formats(formats, field_preference=['format_id'])
-
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'formats': formats,
-            'thumbnail': thumbnail,
-            'categories': categories,
-            'display_id': display_id,
-            'uploader_id': uploader_id,
-            'upload_date': upload_date,
-            'uploader_url': uploader_url,
-            'tags': tags,
-            'view_count': view_count,
-            'average_rating': average_rating,
-        }