diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
index 08bca319d2..ade71576ce 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/_extractors.py
@@ -1963,7 +1963,6 @@
     SpreakerShowIE,
 )
 from .springboardplatform import SpringboardPlatformIE
-from .sprout import SproutIE
 from .sproutvideo import (
     SproutVideoIE,
     VidsIoIE,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/sprout.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/sprout.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 444a6c270f..0000000000
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/sprout.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-from .adobepass import AdobePassIE
-from ..utils import (
-    int_or_none,
-    smuggle_url,
-    update_url_query,
-)
-
-
-class SproutIE(AdobePassIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?(?:sproutonline|universalkids)\.com/(?:watch|(?:[^/]+/)*videos)/(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://www.universalkids.com/shows/remy-and-boo/season/1/videos/robot-bike-race',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'bm0foJFaTKqb',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Robot Bike Race',
-            'description': 'md5:436b1d97117cc437f54c383f4debc66d',
-            'timestamp': 1606148940,
-            'upload_date': '20201123',
-            'uploader': 'NBCU-MPAT',
-        },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
-        },
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.sproutonline.com/watch/cowboy-adventure',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.universalkids.com/watch/robot-bike-race',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }]
-    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['US']
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        display_id = self._match_id(url)
-        mpx_metadata = self._download_json(
-            # http://nbcuunikidsprod.apps.nbcuni.com/networks/universalkids/content/videos/
-            'https://www.universalkids.com/_api/videos/' + display_id,
-            display_id)['mpxMetadata']
-        media_pid = mpx_metadata['mediaPid']
-        theplatform_url = 'https://link.theplatform.com/s/HNK2IC/' + media_pid
-        query = {
-            'mbr': 'true',
-            'manifest': 'm3u',
-        }
-        if mpx_metadata.get('entitlement') == 'auth':
-            query['auth'] = self._extract_mvpd_auth(url, media_pid, 'sprout', 'sprout')
-        theplatform_url = smuggle_url(
-            update_url_query(theplatform_url, query), {
-                'force_smil_url': True,
-                'geo_countries': self._GEO_COUNTRIES,
-            })
-        return {
-            '_type': 'url_transparent',
-            'id': media_pid,
-            'url': theplatform_url,
-            'series': mpx_metadata.get('seriesName'),
-            'season_number': int_or_none(mpx_metadata.get('seasonNumber')),
-            'episode_number': int_or_none(mpx_metadata.get('episodeNumber')),
-            'ie_key': 'ThePlatform',
-        }