diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/animeworld-api.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/animeworld-api.yml
index d3bf8e753..dd71fa53b 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/animeworld-api.yml
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/animeworld-api.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ caps:
 
   modes:
     search: [q]
-    tv-search: [q, season, ep, imdbid, tvdbid, tmdbid]
-    movie-search: [q, imdbid, tmdbid]
+    tv-search: [q, season, ep, tvdbid, tmdbid]
+    movie-search: [q, tmdbid]
     music-search: [q]
     book-search: [q]
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ search:
     name: "{{ .Keywords }}"
     seasonNumber: "{{ .Query.Season }}"
     episodeNumber: "{{ .Query.Ep }}"
-    imdbId: "{{ .Query.IMDBIDShort }}"
+    # imdbId: "{{ .Query.IMDBIDShort }}" # disabled due to #14776
     tmdbId: "{{ .Query.TMDBID }}"
     tvdbId: "{{ .Query.TVDBID }}"
     free: "{{ if .Config.freeleech }}1{{ else }}{{ end }}"