diff --git a/zerver/management/commands/create_realm.py b/zerver/management/commands/create_realm.py
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index e575e9b6d1..0000000000
--- a/zerver/management/commands/create_realm.py
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@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import print_function
-from optparse import make_option
-
-from typing import Any, Dict, Text
-
-from django.conf import settings
-from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandParser
-from zerver.lib.actions import Realm, do_create_realm, set_default_streams
-from zerver.models import get_realm
-
-import re
-import sys
-
-class Command(BaseCommand):
-    help = """Create a realm.
-
-Usage: ./manage.py create_realm --string_id=acme --name='Acme'"""
-
-    def add_arguments(self, parser):
-        # type: (CommandParser) -> None
-        parser.add_argument('-s', '--string_id',
-                            dest='string_id',
-                            type=str,
-                            help="A short name for the realm. If this "
-                                 "installation uses subdomains, this will be "
-                                 "used as the realm's subdomain.")
-
-        parser.add_argument('-n', '--name',
-                            dest='name',
-                            type=str,
-                            help='The user-visible name for the realm.')
-
-        parser.add_argument('--corporate',
-                            dest='org_type',
-                            action="store_const",
-                            const=Realm.CORPORATE,
-                            default=None,
-                            help='Is a corporate org_type. Is the default.')
-
-        parser.add_argument('--community',
-                            dest='org_type',
-                            action="store_const",
-                            const=Realm.COMMUNITY,
-                            help='Is a community org_type.')
-
-    def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        # type: (*Any, **Any) -> None
-        string_id = options["string_id"]
-        name = options["name"]
-
-        if not name or not string_id:
-            print("\033[1;31mPlease provide a name and string_id.\033[0m\n", file=sys.stderr)
-            self.print_help("./manage.py", "create_realm")
-            exit(1)
-
-        if get_realm(string_id) is not None:
-            raise ValueError("string_id taken. Please choose another one.")
-
-        realm, created = do_create_realm(string_id, name, org_type=options["org_type"])
-        if created:
-            print(string_id, "created.")
-            stream_dict = {
-                "social": {"description": "For socializing", "invite_only": False},
-                "engineering": {"description": "For engineering", "invite_only": False}
-            }  # type: Dict[Text, Dict[Text, Any]]
-            set_default_streams(realm, stream_dict)
-
-            print("\033[1;36mDefault streams set to social,engineering,zulip!\033[0m")
-        else:
-            print(string_id, "already exists.")