diff --git a/program/management/commands/remove_automation_id.py b/program/management/commands/remove_automation_id.py
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index 519e768150099a1bb958a0b8762293d55e749f08..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/program/management/commands/remove_automation_id.py
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@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
-from program.models import Schedule
-
-
-class Command(BaseCommand):
-    help = "removes the automation_id from the program slots"
-    args = "<automation_id>"
-
-    def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        if len(args) == 1:
-            automation_id = args[0]
-        else:
-            raise CommandError("you must provide the automation_id")
-
-        Schedule.objects.filter(automation_id=automation_id).update(automation_id=None)