diff --git a/common/management/commands/emptydb.py b/common/management/commands/emptydb.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 740af917..00000000
--- a/common/management/commands/emptydb.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-from django.core.management import call_command
-from django.core.management import BaseCommand
-
-from django.db import connection
-from StringIO import StringIO
-
-
-class Command(BaseCommand):
-    def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        # 'call' manage.py flush and capture its outputted sql
-        command_output = StringIO()
-        call_command("sqlflush", stdout=command_output)
-
-        command_output.seek(0)
-        flush_sql = command_output.read().strip()
-
-        # execute the sql
-        # from: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/db/sql/#executing-custom-sql-directly
-        cursor = connection.cursor()
-        for statement in flush_sql:
-            print(statement)
-            print(type(statement))
-            cursor.execute(statement)
-        print("db has been reset")