diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6985f34c2838c..43509ac61ef24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ A third-party Golang SDK for Jackett is available from [webtor-io/go-jackett](ht
  * Hebits
  * HHanClub
  * House of Devil
- * HQSource (HQS)
  * ImmortalSeed (iS)
  * Immortuos
  * Indietorrents [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hqsource.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hqsource.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ef1b7a003756c..0000000000000
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hqsource.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,138 +0,0 @@
----
-id: hqsource
-name: HQSource
-description: "HQSource (HQS) is a POLISH Private Torrent Tracker for MOVIES / TV / GENERAL"
-language: pl-PL
-type: private
-encoding: ISO-8859-2
-links:
-  - https://hqsource.org/
-legacylinks:
-  - http://hqsource.org/
-
-caps:
-  categorymappings:
-    - {id: 36, cat: Movies/3D, desc: "3D"}
-    - {id: 3, cat: Movies/UHD, desc: "4K/UHD"}
-    - {id: 2, cat: Movies/HD, desc: "BDRip"}
-    - {id: 1, cat: Movies/HD, desc: "BRRip"}
-    - {id: 49, cat: Movies/BluRay, desc: "BluRay"}
-    - {id: 8, cat: Movies/SD, desc: "DVD"}
-    - {id: 4, cat: TV/HD, desc: "HDTV"}
-    - {id: 7, cat: Movies/SD, desc: "HQDVDRip"}
-    - {id: 45, cat: Movies/HD, desc: "MKV"}
-    - {id: 11, cat: Audio, desc: "Music"}
-    - {id: 6, cat: Other, desc: "Special"}
-    - {id: 46, cat: PC, desc: "Tools"}
-    - {id: 9, cat: TV, desc: "TV-Series"}
-    - {id: 5, cat: Movies, desc: "WEB-DL"}
-    - {id: 35, cat: XXX, desc: "XXX"}
-
-  modes:
-    search: [q]
-    tv-search: [q, season, ep]
-    movie-search: [q]
-    music-search: [q]
-
-settings:
-  - name: username
-    type: text
-    label: Username
-  - name: password
-    type: password
-    label: Password
-  - name: pin
-    type: text
-    label: Pin
-
-login:
-  path: takelogin.php
-  method: post
-  inputs:
-    username: "{{ .Config.username }}"
-    password: "{{ .Config.password }}"
-    pin: "{{ .Config.pin }}"
-    returnto: /
-  error:
-    - selector: td.embedded:has(h2:contains("failed"))
-    - selector: td.embedded:has(h2:contains("Error"))
-  test:
-    selector: a[href^="logout.php"]
-    path: browse.php
-
-search:
-  paths:
-    - path: browse.php
-  inputs:
-    $raw: "{{ range .Categories }}c{{.}}=1&{{end}}"
-    search: "{{ .Keywords }}"
-    incldead: 1
-    polish: 0
-    # 0 both, 1 name, 2 desc
-    blah: 1
-
-  rows:
-    selector: table#line > tbody > tr:has(a[href^="details.php?id="])
-
-  fields:
-    title:
-      selector: a[href^="details.php?id="]
-    details:
-      selector: a[href^="details.php?id="]
-      attribute: href
-    category:
-      selector: a[href^="browse.php?cat="]
-      attribute: href
-      filters:
-        - name: querystring
-          args: cat
-    download:
-      selector: a[href^="download.php/"]
-      attribute: href
-    _language:
-      optional: true
-      selector: img[src="pic/pl.png"]
-      filters:
-        - name: append
-          args: "Language: polish\n<br>"
-    _subbed:
-      optional: true
-      selector: img[src="pic/napisy.png"]
-      filters:
-        - name: append
-          args: "Subbed\n<br>"
-    description:
-      text: "{{ .Result._language }}{{ .Result._subbed }}"
-    imdbid:
-      selector: a[href*="imdb.com/title/tt"]
-    grabs:
-      selector: td:nth-child(6)
-    size:
-      selector: td:nth-child(5)
-    date:
-      selector: td:nth-child(2)
-      filters:
-        - name: regexp
-          args: (\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})
-        - name: append
-          args: " +01:00" # CET
-        - name: dateparse
-          args: "2006-01-02 15:04:05 -07:00"
-    seeders:
-      selector: td:nth-child(7)
-    leechers:
-      selector: td:nth-child(8)
-    downloadvolumefactor:
-      case:
-        "img[src=\"pic/download2.gif\"]": 0
-        "*": 1
-    uploadvolumefactor:
-      case:
-        "img[src=\"pic/double.png\"]": 2
-        "*": 1
-    minimumratio:
-      text: 1.0
-    minimumseedtime:
-      # 3 days (as seconds = 3 x 24 x 60 x 60)
-      text: 259200
-# engine tbd
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
index d4fc057f17b52..bf8d6c8865880 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ private void ProcessUpdate(UpdaterConsoleOptions options)
                 "Definitions/hon3yhd.yml",
                 "Definitions/horriblesubs.yml",
                 "Definitions/horrorsite.yml",
+                "Definitions/hqsource.yml",
                 "Definitions/hush.yml",
                 "Definitions/hyperay.yml",
                 "Definitions/icetorrent.yml", // migrated to C# XtremeZone base tracker