diff --git a/searx/engines/searchcode_code.py b/searx/engines/searchcode_code.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c0a6550a0..000000000
--- a/searx/engines/searchcode_code.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-"""Searchcode (IT)"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import typing as t
-
-from urllib.parse import urlencode
-
-from searx.result_types import EngineResults
-from searx.extended_types import SXNG_Response
-
-# about
-about = {
-    "website": "https://searchcode.com/",
-    "wikidata_id": None,
-    "official_api_documentation": "https://searchcode.com/api/",
-    "use_official_api": True,
-    "require_api_key": False,
-    "results": "JSON",
-}
-
-# engine dependent config
-categories = ["it"]
-search_api = "https://searchcode.com/api/codesearch_I/?"
-
-# paging is broken in searchcode.com's API .. not sure it will ever been fixed
-# paging = True
-
-
-def request(query: str, params: dict[str, t.Any]) -> None:
-    args = {
-        "q": query,
-        # paging is broken in searchcode.com's API
-        # "p": params["pageno"] - 1,
-        # "per_page": 10,
-    }
-
-    params["url"] = search_api + urlencode(args)
-    logger.debug("query_url --> %s", params["url"])
-
-
-def response(resp: SXNG_Response) -> EngineResults:
-    res = EngineResults()
-
-    # parse results
-    for result in resp.json().get("results", []):
-        lines = {}
-        for line, code in result["lines"].items():
-            lines[int(line)] = code
-
-        res.add(
-            res.types.Code(
-                url=result["url"],
-                title=f'{result["name"]} - {result["filename"]}',
-                repository=result["repo"],
-                filename=result["filename"],
-                codelines=sorted(lines.items()),
-                strip_whitespace=True,
-            )
-        )
-
-    return res
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 2909e8187..3b15edfab 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -1916,12 +1916,6 @@ engines:
     base_url: 'https://discourse.pi-hole.net'
     disabled: true
 
-  - name: searchcode code
-    engine: searchcode_code
-    shortcut: scc
-    disabled: true
-    inactive: true
-
   # - name: searx
   #   engine: searx_engine
   #   shortcut: se