diff --git a/NuWeather/config.py b/NuWeather/config.py
index cc8ddd4..8eb5c06 100644
--- a/NuWeather/config.py
+++ b/NuWeather/config.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ conf.registerChannelValue(NuWeather.units, 'temperature',
         F/C means show "50F/10C", C means display only Celsius, and so on.""")))
 
 # List of supported backends for weather & geocode. This is reused by plugin.py
-BACKENDS = ('openweathermap', 'darksky', 'weatherstack', 'apixu')
+BACKENDS = ('openweathermap', 'darksky', 'weatherstack')
 GEOCODE_BACKENDS = ('nominatim', 'googlemaps', 'opencage', 'weatherstack')
 class NuWeatherBackend(registry.OnlySomeStrings):
     validStrings = BACKENDS
diff --git a/NuWeather/plugin.py b/NuWeather/plugin.py
index b2a2db7..e692997 100644
--- a/NuWeather/plugin.py
+++ b/NuWeather/plugin.py
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ class NuWeather(callbacks.Plugin):
                 'visibility': self._format_distance(mi=currentdata.get('visibility')),
             }
         }
-    _apixu_fetcher = _weatherstack_fetcher
 
     def _darksky_fetcher(self, location, geobackend=None):
         """Grabs weather data from Dark Sky."""