diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/wimp.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/wimp.py
index 82a626e0eb..9a6bb0c768 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/wimp.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/wimp.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import re
-import base64
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 
@@ -7,12 +8,12 @@ from .common import InfoExtractor
 class WimpIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'(?:http://)?(?:www\.)?wimp\.com/([^/]+)/'
     _TEST = {
-        u'url': u'http://www.wimp.com/deerfence/',
-        u'file': u'deerfence.flv',
-        u'md5': u'8b215e2e0168c6081a1cf84b2846a2b5',
-        u'info_dict': {
-            u"title": u"Watch Till End: Herd of deer jump over a fence.",
-            u"description": u"These deer look as fluid as running water when they jump over this fence as a herd. This video is one that needs to be watched until the very end for the true majesty to be witnessed, but once it comes, it's sure to take your breath away.",
+        'url': 'http://www.wimp.com/deerfence/',
+        'file': 'deerfence.flv',
+        'md5': '8b215e2e0168c6081a1cf84b2846a2b5',
+        'info_dict': {
+            "title": "Watch Till End: Herd of deer jump over a fence.",
+            "description": "These deer look as fluid as running water when they jump over this fence as a herd. This video is one that needs to be watched until the very end for the true majesty to be witnessed, but once it comes, it's sure to take your breath away.",
         }
     }
 
@@ -20,13 +21,12 @@ class WimpIE(InfoExtractor):
         mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
         video_id = mobj.group(1)
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
-        googleString = self._search_regex("googleCode = '(.*?)'", webpage, 'file url')
-        googleString = base64.b64decode(googleString).decode('ascii')
-        final_url = self._search_regex('","(.*?)"', googleString, u'final video url')
+        video_url = self._search_regex(
+            r's1\.addVariable\("file",\s*"([^"]+)"\);', webpage, 'video URL')
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,
-            'url': final_url,
+            'url': video_url,
             'title': self._og_search_title(webpage),
             'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage),
             'description': self._og_search_description(webpage),