diff --git a/searx/engines/twitter.py b/searx/engines/twitter.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ebe34be1..000000000
--- a/searx/engines/twitter.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
-# lint: pylint
-"""Twitter (microblogging platform)"""
-
-from json import loads
-from urllib.parse import urlencode
-from datetime import datetime
-
-about = {
-    "website": 'https://twitter.com',
-    "wikidata_id": None,
-    "official_api_documentation": 'https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api',
-    "use_official_api": True,
-    "require_api_key": False,
-    "results": 'JSON',
-}
-
-categories = ['social media']
-
-url = "https://api.twitter.com"
-search_url = (
-    "{url}/2/search/adaptive.json?{query}&tweet_mode=extended&query_source=typed_query&pc=1&spelling_corrections=1"
-)
-
-
-def request(query, params):
-    params['url'] = search_url.format(url=url, query=urlencode({'q': query}))
-
-    params['headers'] = {
-        # This token is used in the Twitter web interface (twitter.com). Without this header, the API doesn't work.
-        # The value of the token has never changed (or maybe once a long time ago).
-        # https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/blob/5f31e86e0e8578377fa7d5aeb9631bbb2d35ef1e/src/consts.nim#L5
-        'Authorization': (
-            "Bearer AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPYXBAAAAAAACLXUNDekMxqa8h%2F40K4moUkGsoc%3DTYfbDKb"
-            "T3jJPCEVnMYqilB28NHfOPqkca3qaAxGfsyKCs0wRbw"
-        )
-    }
-
-    return params
-
-
-def response(resp):
-    results = []
-
-    json_res = loads(resp.text)['globalObjects']
-
-    for tweet in json_res['tweets'].values():
-        text = tweet['full_text']
-        display = tweet['display_text_range']
-
-        img_src = tweet.get('extended_entities', {}).get('media', [{}])[0].get('media_url_https')
-        if img_src:
-            img_src += "?name=thumb"
-
-        results.append(
-            {
-                'url': 'https://twitter.com/i/web/status/' + tweet['id_str'],
-                'title': (text[:40] + '...') if len(text) > 40 else text,
-                'content': text[display[0] : display[1]],
-                'img_src': img_src,
-                'publishedDate': datetime.strptime(tweet['created_at'], '%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %z %Y'),
-            }
-        )
-
-    for user in json_res['users'].values():
-        results.append(
-            {
-                'title': user['name'],
-                'content': user['description'],
-                'url': 'https://twitter.com/' + user['screen_name'],
-                'img_src': user['profile_image_url_https'],
-            }
-        )
-
-    return results
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index fd0c2b2e1..3d9bee085 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -1523,11 +1523,6 @@ engines:
   #     - 2000
   #     - 5000
 
-  - name: twitter
-    shortcut: tw
-    engine: twitter
-    disabled: true
-
   # tmp suspended - too slow, too many errors
   #  - name: urbandictionary
   #    engine      : xpath