diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index b1b04f2fc..4e2a2f2e9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ from .gameone import (
 from .gamersyde import GamersydeIE
 from .gamespot import GameSpotIE
 from .gamestar import GameStarIE
-from .gametrailers import GametrailersIE
 from .gazeta import GazetaIE
 from .gdcvault import GDCVaultIE
 from .generic import GenericIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/gametrailers.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/gametrailers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e7948ab8..000000000
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/gametrailers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import (
-    int_or_none,
-    parse_age_limit,
-    url_basename,
-)
-
-
-class GametrailersIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.gametrailers\.com/videos/view/[^/]+/(?P<id>.+)'
-
-    _TEST = {
-        'url': 'http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/view/gametrailers-com/116437-Just-Cause-3-Review',
-        'md5': 'f28c4efa0bdfaf9b760f6507955b6a6a',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '2983958',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'display_id': '116437-Just-Cause-3-Review',
-            'title': 'Just Cause 3 - Review',
-            'description': 'It\'s a lot of fun to shoot at things and then watch them explode in Just Cause 3, but should there be more to the experience than that?',
-        },
-    }
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        display_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
-        title = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'<title>(.+?)\|', webpage, 'title').strip()
-        embed_url = self._proto_relative_url(
-            self._search_regex(
-                r'src=\'(//embed.gametrailers.com/embed/[^\']+)\'', webpage,
-                'embed url'),
-            scheme='http:')
-        video_id = url_basename(embed_url)
-        embed_page = self._download_webpage(embed_url, video_id)
-        embed_vars_json = self._search_regex(
-            r'(?s)var embedVars = (\{.*?\})\s*</script>', embed_page,
-            'embed vars')
-        info = self._parse_json(embed_vars_json, video_id)
-
-        formats = []
-        for media in info['media']:
-            if media['mediaPurpose'] == 'play':
-                formats.append({
-                    'url': media['uri'],
-                    'height': media['height'],
-                    'width:': media['width'],
-                })
-        self._sort_formats(formats)
-
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'display_id': display_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'formats': formats,
-            'thumbnail': info.get('thumbUri'),
-            'description': self._og_search_description(webpage),
-            'duration': int_or_none(info.get('videoLengthInSeconds')),
-            'age_limit': parse_age_limit(info.get('audienceRating')),
-        }