diff --git a/util/migrate/backfill_checksums.py b/util/migrate/backfill_checksums.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 42c1fed44..000000000
--- a/util/migrate/backfill_checksums.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-from app import storage as store
-from data.database import ImageStorage, ImageStoragePlacement, ImageStorageLocation, JOIN_LEFT_OUTER
-from digest import checksums
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-def _get_imagestorages_with_locations(query_modifier):
-  query = (ImageStoragePlacement
-           .select(ImageStoragePlacement, ImageStorage, ImageStorageLocation)
-           .join(ImageStorageLocation)
-           .switch(ImageStoragePlacement)
-           .join(ImageStorage, JOIN_LEFT_OUTER))
-  query = query_modifier(query)
-
-  location_list = list(query)
-
-  storages = {}
-  for location in location_list:
-    storage = location.storage
-
-    if not storage.id in storages:
-      storages[storage.id] = storage
-      storage.locations = set()
-    else:
-      storage = storages[storage.id]
-
-    storage.locations.add(location.location.name)
-
-  return storages.values()
-
-def backfill_checksum(imagestorage_with_locations):
-  try:
-    json_data = store.get_content(imagestorage_with_locations.locations, store.image_json_path(imagestorage_with_locations.uuid))
-    with store.stream_read_file(imagestorage_with_locations.locations, store.image_layer_path(imagestorage_with_locations.uuid)) as fp:
-      imagestorage_with_locations.checksum = 'sha256:{0}'.format(checksums.sha256_file(fp, json_data + '\n'))
-      imagestorage_with_locations.save()
-  except IOError as e:
-    if str(e).startswith("No such key"):
-      imagestorage_with_locations.checksum = 'unknown:{0}'.format(imagestorage_with_locations.uuid)
-      imagestorage_with_locations.save()
-  except:
-    logger.exception('exception when backfilling checksum of %s', imagestorage_with_locations.uuid)
-
-def backfill_checksums():
-  logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-  logger.debug('backfill_checksums: Starting')
-  logger.debug('backfill_checksums: This can be a LONG RUNNING OPERATION. Please wait!')
-
-  def limit_to_empty_checksum(query):
-    return query.where(ImageStorage.checksum >> None, ImageStorage.uploading == False).limit(100)
-
-  while True:
-    storages = _get_imagestorages_with_locations(limit_to_empty_checksum)
-    if len(storages) == 0:
-      logger.debug('backfill_checksums: Completed')
-      return
-
-    for storage in storages:
-      backfill_checksum(storage)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-  logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-  logging.getLogger('peewee').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
-  logging.getLogger('boto').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
-  backfill_checksums()