diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/myvideo.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/myvideo.py
index 36ab388b2f..1e21cf98a9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/myvideo.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/myvideo.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 
 
 class MyVideoIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _WORKING = False
     _VALID_URL = r'http://(?:www\.)?myvideo\.de/(?:[^/]+/)?watch/(?P<id>[0-9]+)/[^?/]+.*'
     IE_NAME = 'myvideo'
     _TEST = {