diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/aftonbladet.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/aftonbladet.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5766b4fe8..000000000
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/aftonbladet.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import int_or_none
-
-
-class AftonbladetIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://tv\.aftonbladet\.se/abtv/articles/(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
-    _TEST = {
-        'url': 'http://tv.aftonbladet.se/abtv/articles/36015',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '36015',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Vulkanutbrott i rymden - nu släpper NASA bilderna',
-            'description': 'Jupiters måne mest aktiv av alla himlakroppar',
-            'timestamp': 1394142732,
-            'upload_date': '20140306',
-        },
-    }
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
-
-        # find internal video meta data
-        meta_url = 'http://aftonbladet-play-metadata.cdn.drvideo.aptoma.no/video/%s.json'
-        player_config = self._parse_json(self._html_search_regex(
-            r'data-player-config="([^"]+)"', webpage, 'player config'), video_id)
-        internal_meta_id = player_config['aptomaVideoId']
-        internal_meta_url = meta_url % internal_meta_id
-        internal_meta_json = self._download_json(
-            internal_meta_url, video_id, 'Downloading video meta data')
-
-        # find internal video formats
-        format_url = 'http://aftonbladet-play.videodata.drvideo.aptoma.no/actions/video/?id=%s'
-        internal_video_id = internal_meta_json['videoId']
-        internal_formats_url = format_url % internal_video_id
-        internal_formats_json = self._download_json(
-            internal_formats_url, video_id, 'Downloading video formats')
-
-        formats = []
-        for fmt in internal_formats_json['formats']['http']['pseudostreaming']['mp4']:
-            p = fmt['paths'][0]
-            formats.append({
-                'url': 'http://%s:%d/%s/%s' % (p['address'], p['port'], p['path'], p['filename']),
-                'ext': 'mp4',
-                'width': int_or_none(fmt.get('width')),
-                'height': int_or_none(fmt.get('height')),
-                'tbr': int_or_none(fmt.get('bitrate')),
-                'protocol': 'http',
-            })
-        self._sort_formats(formats)
-
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'title': internal_meta_json['title'],
-            'formats': formats,
-            'thumbnail': internal_meta_json.get('imageUrl'),
-            'description': internal_meta_json.get('shortPreamble'),
-            'timestamp': int_or_none(internal_meta_json.get('timePublished')),
-            'duration': int_or_none(internal_meta_json.get('duration')),
-            'view_count': int_or_none(internal_meta_json.get('views')),
-        }
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index 23fd2a308..09b3b4942 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     HistoryTopicIE,
 )
 from .afreecatv import AfreecaTVIE
-from .aftonbladet import AftonbladetIE
 from .airmozilla import AirMozillaIE
 from .aljazeera import AlJazeeraIE
 from .alphaporno import AlphaPornoIE