diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9fe181a96..096a795b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ A third-party Golang SDK for Jackett is available from [webtor-io/go-jackett](ht
  * HDFans
  * HDHome (HDBigger) [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
  * HDMaYi
- * HDMonkey
  * HDRoute [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
  * HDSky [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
  * HDTime
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hdmonkey.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hdmonkey.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 61dc4c6bf..000000000
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hdmonkey.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
----
-id: hdmonkey
-name: HDMonkey
-description: "HDMonkey is a ROMANIAN Private Torrent Tracker for MOVIES / TV / GENERAL"
-language: ro-RO
-type: private
-encoding: UTF-8
-links:
-  - https://hdmonkey.org/
-
-caps:
-  categorymappings:
-    - {id: 6, cat: PC/0day, desc: "Apps: Windows"}
-    - {id: 7, cat: PC/Mac, desc: "Apps: Mac"}
-    - {id: 8, cat: PC, desc: "Apps: Linux"}
-    - {id: 75, cat: Movies/DVD, desc: "Movies: DVD"}
-    - {id: 26, cat: Movies/BluRay, desc: "Movies: Blu-Ray"}
-    - {id: 42, cat: Movies/HD, desc: "Movies: FHD-HD"}
-    - {id: 50, cat: Movies/WEB-DL, desc: "Movies: Web-Dl"}
-    - {id: 74, cat: Movies/SD, desc: "Movies: SD"}
-    - {id: 49, cat: Movies/UHD, desc: "Movies: 4k"}
-    - {id: 46, cat: Movies/3D, desc: "Movies: 3D"}
-    - {id: 24, cat: Movies, desc: "Movies: Packs"}
-    - {id: 28, cat: Movies, desc: "Movies: Cartoons"}
-    - {id: 47, cat: XXX, desc: "Movies: XXX"}
-    - {id: 41, cat: TV/HD, desc: "TV: HD"}
-    - {id: 52, cat: TV/WEB-DL, desc: "TV: WEB-DL"}
-    - {id: 48, cat: TV, desc: "TV: Packs"}
-    - {id: 9, cat: TV/Documentary, desc: "TV: Documentaries"}
-    - {id: 22, cat: Audio/MP3, desc: "Music: MP3"}
-    - {id: 23, cat: Audio/Lossless, desc: "Music: FLAC"}
-    - {id: 25, cat: Audio/Video, desc: "Music: Video"}
-    - {id: 27, cat: Audio, desc: "Music: Pack"}
-    - {id: 53, cat: PC/Games, desc: "Games: Pc"}
-    - {id: 54, cat: Console, desc: "Games: PsP"}
-
-  modes:
-    search: [q]
-    tv-search: [q, season, ep, imdbid]
-    movie-search: [q, imdbid]
-    music-search: [q]
-#    book-search: [q]
-
-settings:
-  - name: username
-    type: text
-    label: Username
-  - name: password
-    type: password
-    label: Password
-  - name: freeleech
-    type: checkbox
-    label: Search freeleech only
-    default: false
-  - name: sort
-    type: select
-    label: Sort requested from site
-    default: id
-    options:
-      id: created
-      seeders: seeders
-      size: size
-      name: title
-  - name: type
-    type: select
-    label: Order requested from site
-    default: desc
-    options:
-      desc: desc
-      asc: asc
-  - name: info_results
-    type: info
-    label: Search results
-    default: "If you are not getting results, then access the site with your browser and mark as read all PMs."
-
-login:
-  path: account-login.php
-  method: post
-  inputs:
-    username: "{{ .Config.username }}"
-    password: "{{ .Config.password }}"
-  error:
-    - selector: div.myBlock:contains("Access Denied")
-  test:
-    path: index.php
-    selector: a[href^="account-logout.php"]
-
-search:
-  paths:
-    - path: torrents-search.php
-  inputs:
-    $raw: "{{ range .Categories }}filter_cat[{{.}}]=1&{{end}}"
-    search: "{{ if .Query.IMDBID }}{{ .Query.IMDBID }}{{ else }}{{ .Keywords }}{{ end }}" # for dashboard imdbid search
-    # 0 both 1 local 2 external
-    inclexternal: 0
-    # 0 only active 1 incl dead 2 only dead
-    incldead: 1
-    # 0 all 1 not freeleech 2 only freeleech
-    freeleech: "{{ if .Config.freeleech }}2{{ else }}0{{ end }}"
-    # 0 all 1 english 2 french 3 german 4 italian 5 japanese 6 spanish 7 russian 8 other
-    sort: "{{ .Config.sort }}"
-    order: "{{ .Config.type }}"
-    # can search for only one at a time of name, genre or imdbid
-
-  rows:
-    selector: table.ttable_headinner > tbody > tr
-
-  fields:
-    category:
-      selector: a[href^="torrents.php?cat="]
-      attribute: href
-      filters:
-        - name: querystring
-          args: cat
-    title:
-      selector: a[href^="torrents-details.php?id="]
-      attribute: title
-    details:
-      selector: a[href^="torrents-details.php?id="]
-      attribute: href
-    download:
-      selector: a[href^="download.php?id="]
-      attribute: href
-    poster:
-      selector: a[href^="torrents-details.php?id="]:not(a[onmouseover*="images/nocover.png"])
-      attribute: onmouseover
-      filters:
-        - name: regexp
-          args: src=([^\s]+)
-    imdbid:
-      selector: a[href*="imdb.com/title/tt"]
-      attribute: href
-    size:
-      selector: td:nth-child(4)
-    date:
-      # 15.11.21<br>07:47
-      selector: td:nth-child(5)
-      # auto adjusted by site account profile
-      filters:
-        - name: dateparse
-          args: "d.MM.yyHH:mm"
-    grabs:
-      selector: td:nth-child(7)
-    seeders:
-      selector: td:nth-child(8)
-    leechers:
-      selector: td:nth-child(9)
-    genre:
-      selector: a:contains("Genre:")
-      filters:
-        - name: replace
-          args: ["Genre: ", ""]
-    _source:
-      case:
-        img[src="images/t_extern.png"]: External
-        "*": Local
-    description:
-      text: "{{ .Result._source }} - {{ .Result.genre }}"
-    downloadvolumefactor:
-      case:
-        img[src="images/t_extern.png"]: 0
-        img[src="images/free.png"]: 0
-        "*": 1
-    uploadvolumefactor:
-      text: 1
-    minimumratio:
-      text: 1.0
-    minimumseedtime:
-      # 1 day (as seconds = 24 x 60 x 60)
-      text: 86400
-# engine n/a
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
index 6b7cf8f63..7b60113a2 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Updater
                 "Definitions/hddisk.yml",
                 "Definitions/hdhouse.yml",
                 "Definitions/hdme.yml",
+                "Definitions/hdmonkey.yml",
                 "Definitions/hdolimpo.yml", // migrated to UNIT3D API
                 "Definitions/hdplus.yml",
                 "Definitions/hdreactor.yml", // renamed to hdhouse