diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index af3fff6016..33fb461a08 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@
 from .fivemin import FiveMinIE
 from .fivetv import FiveTVIE
 from .flickr import FlickrIE
-from .flipagram import FlipagramIE
 from .folketinget import FolketingetIE
 from .footyroom import FootyRoomIE
 from .formula1 import Formula1IE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/flipagram.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/flipagram.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b7be40f1b9..0000000000
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/flipagram.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..compat import compat_str
-from ..utils import (
-    int_or_none,
-    float_or_none,
-    try_get,
-    unified_timestamp,
-)
-
-
-class FlipagramIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?flipagram\.com/f/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
-    _TEST = {
-        'url': 'https://flipagram.com/f/nyvTSJMKId',
-        'md5': '888dcf08b7ea671381f00fab74692755',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'nyvTSJMKId',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Flipagram by sjuria101 featuring Midnight Memories by One Direction',
-            'description': 'md5:d55e32edc55261cae96a41fa85ff630e',
-            'duration': 35.571,
-            'timestamp': 1461244995,
-            'upload_date': '20160421',
-            'uploader': 'kitty juria',
-            'uploader_id': 'sjuria101',
-            'creator': 'kitty juria',
-            'view_count': int,
-            'like_count': int,
-            'repost_count': int,
-            'comment_count': int,
-            'comments': list,
-            'formats': 'mincount:2',
-        },
-    }
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
-
-        video_data = self._parse_json(
-            self._search_regex(
-                r'window\.reactH2O\s*=\s*({.+});', webpage, 'video data'),
-            video_id)
-
-        flipagram = video_data['flipagram']
-        video = flipagram['video']
-
-        json_ld = self._search_json_ld(webpage, video_id, default={})
-        title = json_ld.get('title') or flipagram['captionText']
-        description = json_ld.get('description') or flipagram.get('captionText')
-
-        formats = [{
-            'url': video['url'],
-            'width': int_or_none(video.get('width')),
-            'height': int_or_none(video.get('height')),
-            'filesize': int_or_none(video_data.get('size')),
-        }]
-
-        preview_url = try_get(
-            flipagram, lambda x: x['music']['track']['previewUrl'], compat_str)
-        if preview_url:
-            formats.append({
-                'url': preview_url,
-                'ext': 'm4a',
-                'vcodec': 'none',
-            })
-
-        self._sort_formats(formats)
-
-        counts = flipagram.get('counts', {})
-        user = flipagram.get('user', {})
-        video_data = flipagram.get('video', {})
-
-        thumbnails = [{
-            'url': self._proto_relative_url(cover['url']),
-            'width': int_or_none(cover.get('width')),
-            'height': int_or_none(cover.get('height')),
-            'filesize': int_or_none(cover.get('size')),
-        } for cover in flipagram.get('covers', []) if cover.get('url')]
-
-        # Note that this only retrieves comments that are initially loaded.
-        # For videos with large amounts of comments, most won't be retrieved.
-        comments = []
-        for comment in video_data.get('comments', {}).get(video_id, {}).get('items', []):
-            text = comment.get('comment')
-            if not text or not isinstance(text, list):
-                continue
-            comments.append({
-                'author': comment.get('user', {}).get('name'),
-                'author_id': comment.get('user', {}).get('username'),
-                'id': comment.get('id'),
-                'text': text[0],
-                'timestamp': unified_timestamp(comment.get('created')),
-            })
-
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'title': title,
-            'description': description,
-            'duration': float_or_none(flipagram.get('duration'), 1000),
-            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
-            'timestamp': unified_timestamp(flipagram.get('iso8601Created')),
-            'uploader': user.get('name'),
-            'uploader_id': user.get('username'),
-            'creator': user.get('name'),
-            'view_count': int_or_none(counts.get('plays')),
-            'like_count': int_or_none(counts.get('likes')),
-            'repost_count': int_or_none(counts.get('reflips')),
-            'comment_count': int_or_none(counts.get('comments')),
-            'comments': comments,
-            'formats': formats,
-        }