diff --git a/tools/auditmanifests.py b/tools/auditmanifests.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 922568b53..000000000
--- a/tools/auditmanifests.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-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
-  manifest_gen = yield_random_entries(batch_query, TagManifest.id, BATCH_SIZE, max_manifest_id)
-  for found, _, _  in manifest_gen:
-    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
-        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()