diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a46db489..a4ed6be1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ Developer note: The software implements the [Torznab](https://github.com/Sonarr/
  * TorrentKitty
  * TorrentParadise
  * TorrentProject2
- * TorrentRex
  * TorrentQuest
  * Torrents.csv
  * Torrentv
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/torrentrex.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/torrentrex.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c69f9ad2..000000000
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/torrentrex.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
----
-  site: torrentrex
-  name: TorrentRex
-  description: "TorrentRex is a Public search engine."
-  language: en-us
-  type: public
-  encoding: UTF-8
-  links:
-    - https://torrentrex.com/
-
-  caps:
-    categories:
-      "anime": TV/Anime
-      "applications": PC
-      "ebooks": Books
-      "adult": XXX
-      "games": PC/Games
-      "movies": Movies
-      "music": Audio
-      "others": Other
-      "tv-series": TV
-
-    modes:
-      search: [q]
-      tv-search: [q, season, ep]
-      movie-search: [q]
-
-  settings: []
-
-  search:
-    paths:
-      - path: search.php
-    inputs:
-      q: "{{ if .Keywords }}{{ .Keywords }}{{else}}2020{{end}}"
-
-    rows:
-      selector: div.r_wr
-
-    fields:
-      category:
-        selector: a.rslt_h2_a
-        attribute: href
-        filters:
-          - name: split
-            args: ["/", 1]
-      title:
-        selector: a.rslt_h2_a
-      details:
-        selector: a.rslt_h2_a
-        attribute: href
-      download:
-        selector: a[href*="/torrent/"]
-        attribute: href
-      magfile:
-        text: "{{ .Result.title }}"
-        filters:
-          - name: validfilename
-      magnet:
-        selector: a[href*="/torrent/"]
-        attribute: href
-        filters:
-          - name: split
-            args: ["/", 4]
-          - name: replace
-            args: [".torrent", ""]
-          - name: prepend
-            args: "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:"
-          - name: append
-            args: "&dn={{ .Result.magfile }}.torrent&tr=udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969&tr=udp://tracker.leechers-paradise.org:6969&tr=udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337"
-      date:
-        text: now
-      size:
-        text: "500 MB"
-      seeders:
-        selector: span:nth-of-type(2)
-        filters:
-          - name: regexp
-            args: (\d+)
-      leechers:
-        selector: span:nth-of-type(3)
-        filters:
-          - name: regexp
-            args: (\d+)
-      downloadvolumefactor:
-        text: 0
-      uploadvolumefactor:
-        text: 1
-# engine n/a
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
index 22a107b49..89dc972b9 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Updater
                 "Definitions/torrentcouch.yml",
                 "Definitions/torrentkim.yml",
                 "Definitions/torrentproject.yml",
+                "Definitions/torrentrex.yml",
                 "Definitions/torrentseeds.yml", // migrated to c#
                 "Definitions/torrentsmd.yml",
                 "Definitions/torrentvault.yml",