diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9feadf78..907023290 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ A third-party Golang SDK for Jackett is available from [webtor-io/go-jackett](ht
  * FunkyTorrents (FT)
  * FutureTorrent [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
  * Fuzer (FZ)
- * GainBound [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
  * Gamera (駕瞑羅)
  * Gay-Torrents.org
  * GAYtorrent.ru
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/gainbound.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/gainbound.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index aed0ed725..000000000
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/gainbound.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,154 +0,0 @@
----
-id: gainbound
-name: GainBound
-description: "GainBound is a CHINESE Private Tracker for MOVIES especially from Hong Kong."
-language: zh-CN
-type: private
-encoding: UTF-8
-links:
-  - https://gainbound.net/
-
-caps:
-  categorymappings:
-    - {id: 401, cat: Movies, desc: "Movies(电影)"}
-    - {id: 404, cat: TV/Documentary, desc: "Documentaries(纪录片)"}
-    - {id: 406, cat: Audio/Video, desc: "Music Videos(演唱会/MV)"}
-    - {id: 410, cat: TV, desc: "TV Series(港台剧)"}
-
-  modes:
-    search: [q]
-    tv-search: [q, season, ep, imdbid]
-    movie-search: [q, imdbid]
-    music-search: [q]
-
-settings:
-  - name: cookie
-    type: text
-    label: Cookie
-  - name: info
-    type: info
-    label: How to get the Cookie
-    default: "<ol><li>Login to this tracker with your browser</li><li>Open the <b>DevTools</b> panel by pressing <b>F12</b></li><li>Select the <b>Network</b> tab</li><li>Click on the <b>Doc</b> button (Chrome Browser) or <b>HTML</b> button (FireFox)</li><li>Refresh the page by pressing <b>F5</b></li><li>Click on the first row entry</li><li>Select the <b>Headers</b> tab on the Right panel</li><li>Find <b>'cookie:'</b> in the <b>Request Headers</b> section</li><li><b>Select</b> and <b>Copy</b> the whole cookie string <i>(everything after 'cookie: ')</i> and <b>Paste</b> here.</li></ol>"
-  - name: freeleech
-    type: checkbox
-    label: Search freeleech only
-    default: false
-  - name: sort
-    type: select
-    label: Sort requested from site
-    default: 4
-    options:
-      4: created
-      7: seeders
-      5: size
-      1: title
-  - name: type
-    type: select
-    label: Order requested from site
-    default: desc
-    options:
-      desc: desc
-      asc: asc
-  - name: info_tpp
-    type: info
-    label: Results Per Page
-    default: For best results, change the <b>Torrents per page:</b> setting to <b>100</b> on your account profile.
-
-login:
-  method: cookie
-  inputs:
-    cookie: "{{ .Config.cookie }}"
-  test:
-    path: index.php
-    selector: a[href="logout.php"]
-
-search:
-  paths:
-    - path: torrents.php
-  inputs:
-    $raw: "{{ range .Categories }}cat{{.}}=1&{{end}}"
-    search: "{{ if .Query.IMDBID }}{{ .Query.IMDBID }}{{ else }}{{ .Keywords }}{{ end }}"
-    # 0 incldead, 1 active, 2 dead
-    incldead: 0
-    # 0 all, 1 normal, 2 free, 3 2x, 4 2xfree, 5 50%, 6 2x50%, 7 30%
-    spstate: "{{ if .Config.freeleech }}2{{ else }}0{{ end }}"
-    # 0 title, 1 descr, 3 uploader, 4 imdburl
-    search_area: "{{ if .Query.IMDBID }}4{{ else }}0{{ end }}"
-    # 0 AND, 1 OR, 2 exact
-    search_mode: 0
-    sort: "{{ .Config.sort }}"
-    type: "{{ .Config.type }}"
-    notnewword: 1
-
-  rows:
-    selector: table.torrents > tbody > tr:has(a[href^="details.php?id="])
-
-  fields:
-    category:
-      selector: a[href^="?cat="]
-      attribute: href
-      filters:
-        - name: querystring
-          args: cat
-    title:
-      selector: a[href^="details.php?id="]
-      remove: span.__cf_email__
-    details:
-      selector: a[href^="details.php?id="]
-      attribute: href
-    download:
-      selector: a[href^="download.php?id="]
-      attribute: href
-    imdbid:
-      # site currently only has a badge and rating, the id is not present. just in case a future update.
-      selector: a[href*="imdb.com/title/tt"]
-      attribute: href
-    date_elapsed:
-      # time type: time elapsed (default)
-      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(4) > span[title]
-      attribute: title
-      optional: true
-      filters:
-        - name: append
-          args: " +08:00" # CST
-        - name: dateparse
-          args: "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss zzz"
-    date_added:
-      # time added
-      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(4):not(:has(span))
-      optional: true
-      filters:
-        - name: append
-          args: " +08:00" # CST
-        - name: dateparse
-          args: "yyyy-MM-ddHH:mm:ss zzz"
-    date:
-      text: "{{ if or .Result.date_elapsed .Result.date_added }}{{ or .Result.date_elapsed .Result.date_added }}{{ else }}now{{ end }}"
-    size:
-      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(5)
-    seeders:
-      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(6)
-    leechers:
-      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(7)
-    grabs:
-      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(8)
-    downloadvolumefactor:
-      case:
-        img.pro_free: 0
-        img.pro_free2up: 0
-        img.pro_50pctdown: 0.5
-        img.pro_50pctdown2up: 0.5
-        img.pro_30pctdown: 0.3
-        "*": 1
-    uploadvolumefactor:
-      case:
-        img.pro_50pctdown2up: 2
-        img.pro_free2up: 2
-        img.pro_2up: 2
-        "*": 1
-    minimumratio:
-      text: 1.0
-    description:
-      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(2)
-      remove: a, b, font, img, span
-# NexusPHP v1.8.0 2023-01-26
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
index 7bcee69bb..bdc256543 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Updater
                 "Definitions/freshmeat.yml",
                 "Definitions/fullmixmusic.yml",
                 "Definitions/funreleases.yml",
+                "Definitions/gainbound.yml",
                 "Definitions/galeriens.yml",
                 "Definitions/gdf76.yml",
                 "Definitions/generationfree.yml", // switch to unit3d api #12982