diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c78262e9..3e9ad55d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Kiwix tools
 The Kiwix tools is a collection of [Kiwix](https://kiwix.org) related
 command line tools:
 * kiwix-manage: Manage XML based library of ZIM files
-* kiwix-read: Read ZIM file content
 * kiwix-search: Fulltext search in ZIM files
 * kiwix-serve: HTTP daemon serving ZIM files
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 2413113f..6e863dbd 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ Description: collection of Kiwix tools
     over the network.
   * kiwix-manage allows one to manage the content of the Kiwix library (an
     XML file listing available ZIM files).
-  * kiwix-read allows for reading ZIM files from the command-line.
   * kiwix-search allows one to find articles in a ZIM file using fulltext
     search patterns.
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index 4daccbed..92add622 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ Kiwix-tools Docker image
 $ docker run -it kiwix/kiwix-tools:3.1.2
 
 Welcome to kiwix-tools! The following binaries are available:
-kiwix-manage  kiwix-read    kiwix-search  kiwix-serve
+kiwix-manage  kiwix-search  kiwix-serve
 ```
 
 `kiwix-tools` operates on zim files. You shall mount a volume to access the files.
 
 ```sh
-docker run -v $(pwd):/data -it kiwix/kiwix-tools kiwix-read --suggest="Mali" /data/wikipedia_fr_test.zim
+docker run -v $(pwd):/data -it kiwix/kiwix-tools kiwix-search /data/wikipedia_fr_test.zim "Mali"
 ```
 
 ## Building and reusing
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ docker run -v $(pwd):/data -it kiwix/kiwix-tools kiwix-read --suggest="Mali" /da
 **Notes:**
 
 - `wget` in `alpine:3` on `arm/v7` (__inside github action only__) crashes when downloading from HTTPs locations. Keep http-only in Dockerfile.
-- Was also unhappy when using the mirrors so it's using `mirror.download` on purpose.
\ No newline at end of file
+- Was also unhappy when using the mirrors so it's using `mirror.download` on purpose.
diff --git a/format_code.sh b/format_code.sh
index f952404e..16e0b777 100755
--- a/format_code.sh
+++ b/format_code.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 files=(
 "src/installer/kiwix-install.cpp"
 "src/searcher/kiwix-search.cpp"
-"src/reader/kiwix-read.cpp"
 "src/manager/kiwix-manage.cpp"
 "src/server/kiwix-serve.cpp"
 )
diff --git a/src/man/kiwix-read.1 b/src/man/kiwix-read.1
deleted file mode 100644
index 94526f9c..00000000
--- a/src/man/kiwix-read.1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-.TH KIWIX-READ "1" "July 2020" "kiwix-tools" "User Commands"
-.SH NAME
-kiwix-read \- Read ZIM file content
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBkiwix-read\fR [\-\-verbose] [\-\-version] \-\-suggest=PATTERN ZIM\fR
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.TP
-ZIM
-ZIM file to search
-.TP
-\fB\-\-verbose\fR
-Enable extra output
-.TP
-\fB\-\-version\fR
-print software version
-.TP
-\fB\-\-suggest=PATTERN\fR
-Get search suggestions for the provided pattern
diff --git a/src/man/meson.build b/src/man/meson.build
index 6e77cca2..b9e046e2 100644
--- a/src/man/meson.build
+++ b/src/man/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 install_man('kiwix-manage.1',
-            'kiwix-read.1',
             'kiwix-search.1',
             'kiwix-serve.1')
 subdir('fr')