diff --git a/endpoints/v2/manifest.py b/endpoints/v2/manifest.py
index 9328e02d5..6199b45c1 100644
--- a/endpoints/v2/manifest.py
+++ b/endpoints/v2/manifest.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ _SCHEMA_VER = 'schemaVersion'
 
 class SignedManifest(object):
 
-  def __init__(self, manifest_bytes):
+  def __init__(self, manifest_bytes, validate=True):
     self._bytes = manifest_bytes
 
     self._parsed = json.loads(manifest_bytes)
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ class SignedManifest(object):
     else:
       raise ValueError('repo_name has too many or too few pieces')
 
-    self._validate()
+    if validate:
+      self._validate()
 
   def _validate(self):
     for signature in self._signatures:
diff --git a/tools/auditmanifests.py b/tools/auditmanifests.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ce26afc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/auditmanifests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import logging
+
+from peewee import fn
+
+from app import app
+from util.migrate.allocator import yield_random_entries
+from endpoints.v2.manifest import SignedManifest
+from data.database import TagManifest
+from data import model
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+PRINT_EVERY = 10
+BATCH_SIZE = 100
+
+
+def batch_query():
+  return TagManifest.select()
+
+
+def remove_stale_manifests():
+  max_manifest_id = TagManifest.select(fn.Max(TagManifest.id)).scalar()
+  problematic = 0
+  checked = 0
+  for found, _  in yield_random_entries(batch_query, TagManifest.id, BATCH_SIZE, max_manifest_id):
+    checked += 1
+    parsed = SignedManifest(found.json_data, validate=False)
+    logger.debug('Auditing manifest with id: %s for %s/%s', found.digest, parsed.namespace,
+                 parsed.repo_name)
+
+    try:
+      for layer_mdata in parsed.layers:
+        digest = layer_mdata.digest
+        found = model.blob.get_repo_blob_by_digest(parsed.namespace, parsed.repo_name, digest)
+
+    except model.BlobDoesNotExist:
+      logger.warning('Manifest missing layer: %s, deleting', digest)
+      found.delete_instance()
+      problematic += 1
+
+    if checked % PRINT_EVERY == 0:
+      logger.info('Removed %s/%s manifests', problematic, checked)
+
+  logger.info('Final Summary: %s/%s manifests removed', problematic, checked)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+  logging.getLogger('endpoints.v2.manifest').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+  logging.getLogger('peewee').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+  remove_stale_manifests()