diff --git a/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-stage-2 b/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-stage-2
index d0e7b0a837..8d3d972506 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-stage-2
+++ b/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-stage-2
@@ -365,8 +365,6 @@ if migrations_needed:
     logging.info("Applying database migrations...")
     subprocess.check_call(["./manage.py", "migrate", "--noinput"], preexec_fn=su_to_zulip)
 
-subprocess.check_call(["./manage.py", "create_realm_internal_bots"], preexec_fn=su_to_zulip)
-
 logging.info("Restarting Zulip...")
 if IS_SERVER_UP or not args.skip_puppet:
     # Even if the server wasn't up previously, puppet might have