diff --git a/homeassistant/components/gitter/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/gitter/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 25656f70f567..000000000000
--- a/homeassistant/components/gitter/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"""The gitter component."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/gitter/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/gitter/manifest.json
index c578f7c2242f..c93b879f6219 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/gitter/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/gitter/manifest.json
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 {
   "domain": "gitter",
   "name": "Gitter",
-  "codeowners": [],
-  "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/gitter",
-  "iot_class": "cloud_polling",
-  "loggers": ["gitterpy"],
-  "quality_scale": "legacy",
-  "requirements": ["gitterpy==0.1.7"]
+  "integration_type": "virtual",
+  "supported_by": "matrix"
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/gitter/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/gitter/sensor.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e6bb52c5519a..000000000000
--- a/homeassistant/components/gitter/sensor.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-"""Support for displaying details about a Gitter.im chat room."""
-
-import logging
-from typing import Any, override
-
-from gitterpy.client import GitterClient
-from gitterpy.errors import GitterRoomError, GitterTokenError
-import voluptuous as vol
-
-from homeassistant.components.sensor import (
-    PLATFORM_SCHEMA as SENSOR_PLATFORM_SCHEMA,
-    SensorEntity,
-)
-from homeassistant.const import CONF_API_KEY, CONF_NAME, CONF_ROOM
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
-from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv
-from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
-from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType, DiscoveryInfoType
-
-_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-ATTR_MENTION = "mention"
-ATTR_ROOM = "room"
-ATTR_USERNAME = "username"
-
-DEFAULT_NAME = "Gitter messages"
-DEFAULT_ROOM = "home-assistant/home-assistant"
-
-
-PLATFORM_SCHEMA = SENSOR_PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
-    {
-        vol.Required(CONF_API_KEY): cv.string,
-        vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=DEFAULT_NAME): cv.string,
-        vol.Optional(CONF_ROOM, default=DEFAULT_ROOM): cv.string,
-    }
-)
-
-
-def setup_platform(
-    hass: HomeAssistant,
-    config: ConfigType,
-    add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback,
-    discovery_info: DiscoveryInfoType | None = None,
-) -> None:
-    """Set up the Gitter sensor."""
-
-    name = config.get(CONF_NAME)
-    api_key = config.get(CONF_API_KEY)
-    room = config.get(CONF_ROOM)
-
-    gitter = GitterClient(api_key)
-    try:
-        username = gitter.auth.get_my_id["name"]
-    except GitterTokenError:
-        _LOGGER.error("Token is not valid")
-        return
-
-    add_entities([GitterSensor(gitter, room, name, username)], True)
-
-
-class GitterSensor(SensorEntity):
-    """Representation of a Gitter sensor."""
-
-    _attr_icon = "mdi:message-cog"
-
-    def __init__(self, data, room, name, username):
-        """Initialize the sensor."""
-        self._name = name
-        self._data = data
-        self._room = room
-        self._username = username
-        self._state = None
-        self._mention = 0
-        self._unit_of_measurement = "Msg"
-
-    @property
-    @override
-    def name(self):
-        """Return the name of the sensor."""
-        return self._name
-
-    @property
-    @override
-    def native_value(self):
-        """Return the state of the sensor."""
-        return self._state
-
-    @property
-    @override
-    def native_unit_of_measurement(self):
-        """Return the unit the value is expressed in."""
-        return self._unit_of_measurement
-
-    @property
-    @override
-    def extra_state_attributes(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Return the state attributes."""
-        return {
-            ATTR_USERNAME: self._username,
-            ATTR_ROOM: self._room,
-            ATTR_MENTION: self._mention,
-        }
-
-    def update(self) -> None:
-        """Get the latest data and updates the state."""
-
-        try:
-            data = self._data.user.unread_items(self._room)
-        except GitterRoomError as error:
-            _LOGGER.error(error)
-            return
-
-        if "error" not in data:
-            self._mention = len(data["mention"])
-            self._state = len(data["chat"])
-        else:
-            _LOGGER.error("Not joined: %s", self._room)
diff --git a/homeassistant/generated/integrations.json b/homeassistant/generated/integrations.json
index e0884d60762f..4ee7c315ed76 100644
--- a/homeassistant/generated/integrations.json
+++ b/homeassistant/generated/integrations.json
@@ -2477,9 +2477,8 @@
     },
     "gitter": {
       "name": "Gitter",
-      "integration_type": "hub",
-      "config_flow": false,
-      "iot_class": "cloud_polling"
+      "integration_type": "virtual",
+      "supported_by": "matrix"
     },
     "glances": {
       "name": "Glances",
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index f6fd7b78bf36..682240bbc4cf 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -1105,9 +1105,6 @@ getmac==0.9.5
 # homeassistant.components.gios
 gios==7.1.0
 
-# homeassistant.components.gitter
-gitterpy==0.1.7
-
 # homeassistant.components.glances
 glances-api==0.10.0
 
diff --git a/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py b/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
index 525008f2f831..db650a140fca 100644
--- a/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
+++ b/script/hassfest/quality_scale.py
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ INTEGRATIONS_WITHOUT_QUALITY_SCALE_FILE = [
     "geonetnz_volcano",
     "github",
     "gitlab_ci",
-    "gitter",
     "glances",
     "go2rtc",
     "goalzero",
@@ -1334,7 +1333,6 @@ INTEGRATIONS_WITHOUT_SCALE = [
     "geonetnz_volcano",
     "github",
     "gitlab_ci",
-    "gitter",
     "glances",
     "go2rtc",
     "goalzero",