diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4148d5c07..aa979d370 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ A third-party Golang SDK for Jackett is available from [webtor-io/go-jackett](ht
  * HHanClub
  * HomePornTorrents (HPT)
  * House of Devil
- * HQMusic
  * HUDBT (蝴蝶) [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
  * iAnon
  * ICC2022 (冰淇淋)
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hqmusic.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hqmusic.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 474eb8b60..000000000
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hqmusic.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,191 +0,0 @@
----
-id: hqmusic
-name: HQMusic
-description: "HQMusic is a Private Torrent Tracker for MUSIC"
-language: en-US
-type: private
-encoding: UTF-8
-links:
-  - http://hqmusic.info/
-
-caps:
-  categorymappings:
-    - {id: 1, cat: Audio, desc: "Music"}
-
-  modes:
-    search: [q]
-    music-search: [q, album, artist, label, track, year, genre]
-
-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: time
-    options:
-      time: created
-      seeders: seeders
-      size: size
-  - name: type
-    type: select
-    label: Order requested from site
-    default: desc
-    options:
-      desc: desc
-      asc: asc
-  - name: info_activity
-    type: info
-    label: Account Inactivity
-    default: "User and Member classes must access their accounts regularly. Power Users and above are immune to inactivity pruning."
-
-login:
-  path: login.php
-  method: post
-  inputs:
-    username: "{{ .Config.username }}"
-    password: "{{ .Config.password }}"
-    keeplogged: 1
-    login: "Log In"
-  error:
-    - selector: form#loginform > span.warning
-  test:
-    path: torrents.php
-    selector: a[href^="logout.php?auth="]
-
-search:
-  # http://hqmusic.info/ajax.php?artistname=John&groupname=Born&recordlabel=Sony&year=2012&filelist=Queen&freetorrent=&taglist=rock&tags_type=1&order_by=time&order_way=desc&filter_cat%5B1%5D=1&group_results=1&action=browse
-  paths:
-    - path: ajax.php
-      response:
-        type: json
-
-  inputs:
-    $raw: "{{ range .Categories }}filter_cat[{{.}}]=1&{{end}}"
-    searchstr: "{{ .Keywords }}"
-    artistname: "{{ if and (.Query.Artist) (ne .Query.Artist \"VA\") }}{{ .Query.Artist }}{{ else }}{{ end }}"
-    groupname: "{{ .Query.Album }}"
-    recordlabel: "{{ .Query.Label }}"
-    year: "{{ .Query.Year }}"
-    filelist: "{{ .Query.Track }}"
-    freetorrent: "{{ if .Config.freeleech }}1{{ else }}{{ end }}"
-    taglist: "{{ .Query.Genre }}"
-    # 0 Any, 1 All
-    tags_type: 1
-    order_by: "{{ .Config.sort }}"
-    order_way: "{{ .Config.type }}"
-    group_results: 1
-    action: browse
-
-  rows:
-    selector: response.results
-    attribute: torrents
-    multiple: true
-
-  fields:
-    _groupid:
-      selector: ..groupId
-    _torrentid:
-      selector: torrentId
-    category:
-      text: 1
-    artist:
-      selector: ..artist
-      filters:
-        - name: htmldecode
-    _groupName:
-      selector: ..groupName
-      filters:
-        - name: htmldecode
-    _releaseType:
-      selector: ..releaseType
-    album:
-      optional: true
-      text: "{{ if eq .Result._releaseType \"Album\" }}{{ .Result._groupName }}{{ else }}{{ end }}"
-    track:
-      optional: true
-      text: "{{ if eq .Result._releaseType \"Single\" }}{{ .Result._groupName }}{{ else }}{{ end }}"
-    year:
-      optional: true
-      selector: ..groupYear
-      filters:
-        - name: re_replace
-          args: ["^0$", ""]
-    _format:
-      selector: format
-    _encoding:
-      selector: encoding
-    _hasLog:
-      selector: hasLog
-    _logScore:
-      selector: logScore
-    _hasCue:
-      selector: hasCue
-    _media:
-      selector: media
-    year_remaster:
-      selector: remasterYear
-    title_remaster:
-      optional: true
-      selector: remasterTitle
-    title:
-      # John Mayer - Born And Raised [2012] [Album] FLAC / Lossless / Log (100%) / Cue / CD
-      # Duy - I Go [2022] [Single] Other / Lossless / WEB
-      text: "{{ .Result.artist }} - {{ .Result._groupName }} {{ if .Result.year }}[{{ .Result.year }}] {{ else }}{{ end }}[{{ .Result._releaseType }}] {{ .Result._format }} / {{ .Result._encoding }} {{ if eq .Result._hasLog \"True\" }}/ Log {{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if ne .Result._logScore \"0\" }}({{ .Result._logScore }}%){{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if eq .Result._hasCue \"True\" }} / Cue{{ else }}{{ end }} / {{ .Result._media }}{{ if ne .Result.year_remaster \"0\" }} / {{ .Result.year_remaster }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Result.title_remaster }} {{ .Result.title_remaster }}{{ else }}{{ end }}"
-    details:
-      text: "torrents.php?id={{ .Result._groupid }}&torrentid={{ .Result._torrentid }}"
-    download:
-      text: "torrents.php?action=download&id={{ .Result._torrentid }}"
-    poster:
-      selector: ..cover
-    date:
-      selector: time
-      filters:
-        - name: append
-          args: " +00:00" # GMT
-        - name: dateparse
-          args: "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss zzz"
-    size:
-      selector: size
-    files:
-      selector: fileCount
-    grabs:
-      selector: snatches
-    seeders:
-      selector: seeders
-    leechers:
-      selector: leechers
-    genre:
-      selector: ..tags
-      filters:
-        - name: replace
-          args: [".", "_"]
-    description:
-      text: "{{ .Result.genre }}"
-    _free:
-      selector: isFreeleech
-    _neutral:
-      selector: isNeutralLeech
-    _personal:
-      selector: isPersonalFreeleech
-    downloadvolumefactor_special:
-      optional: true
-      text: "{{ if eq .Result._neutral \"True\" }}0{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if eq .Result._free \"True\" }}0{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if eq .Result._personal \"True\" }}0{{ else }}{{ end }}"
-    downloadvolumefactor:
-      text: "{{ if .Result.downloadvolumefactor_special }}{{ .Result.downloadvolumefactor_special }}{{ else }}1{{ end }}"
-    uploadvolumefactor:
-      text: "{{ if eq .Result._neutral \"True\" }}0{{ else }}1{{ end }}"
-    minimumratio:
-      text: 0.6
-    minimumseedtime:
-      # 3 days (as seconds = 3 x 24 x 60 x 60)
-      text: 259200
-# JSON Gazelle
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
index 6c5a7540c..5d3344008 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Updater
                 "Definitions/hon3yhd.yml",
                 "Definitions/horriblesubs.yml",
                 "Definitions/horrorsite.yml",
+                "Definitions/hqmusic.yml",
                 "Definitions/hqsource.yml",
                 "Definitions/hush.yml",
                 "Definitions/hyperay.yml",