diff --git a/doc/development/setup.rst b/doc/development/setup.rst
index fae382b95..becce9155 100644
--- a/doc/development/setup.rst
+++ b/doc/development/setup.rst
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ Then, create the local database::
     python manage.py migrate
 
 A first user with username ``admin@localhost`` and password ``admin`` will be automatically
-created. If you want to generate more test data, run::
-
-    python make_testdata.py
+created. 
 
 If you want to see pretix in a different language than English, you have to compile our language
 files::
diff --git a/src/make_testdata.py b/src/make_testdata.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 917f9d96c..000000000
--- a/src/make_testdata.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-import os
-import sys
-from datetime import datetime
-
-os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "pretix.settings")
-
-import django
-
-django.setup()
-
-from pretix.base.models import *  # NOQA
-from django.utils.timezone import now
-
-if Organizer.objects.exists():
-    print("There already is data in your DB!")
-    sys.exit(0)
-user = User.objects.get_or_create(
-    email='admin@localhost',
-)[0]
-user.set_password('admin')
-user.save()
-organizer = Organizer.objects.create(
-    name='BigEvents LLC', slug='bigevents'
-)
-year = now().year + 1
-event = Event.objects.create(
-    organizer=organizer, name='Demo Conference {}'.format(year),
-    slug=year, currency='EUR', live=True,
-    date_from=datetime(year, 9, 4, 17, 0, 0),
-    date_to=datetime(year, 9, 6, 17, 0, 0),
-)
-t = Team.objects.get_or_create(
-    organizer=organizer, name='Admin Team',
-    all_events=True, can_create_events=True, can_change_teams=True,
-    can_change_organizer_settings=True, can_change_event_settings=True, can_change_items=True,
-    can_view_orders=True, can_change_orders=True, can_view_vouchers=True, can_change_vouchers=True
-)
-t[0].members.add(user)
-cat_tickets = ItemCategory.objects.create(
-    event=event, name='Tickets'
-)
-cat_merch = ItemCategory.objects.create(
-    event=event, name='Merchandise'
-)
-question = Question.objects.create(
-    event=event, question='Age',
-    type=Question.TYPE_NUMBER, required=False
-)
-tr19 = event.tax_rules.create(rate=19)
-item_ticket = Item.objects.create(
-    event=event, category=cat_tickets, name='Ticket',
-    default_price=23, tax_rule=tr19, admission=True
-)
-item_ticket.questions.add(question)
-item_shirt = Item.objects.create(
-    event=event, category=cat_merch, name='T-Shirt',
-    default_price=15, tax_rule=tr19
-)
-var_s = ItemVariation.objects.create(item=item_shirt, value='S')
-var_m = ItemVariation.objects.create(item=item_shirt, value='M')
-var_l = ItemVariation.objects.create(item=item_shirt, value='L')
-ticket_quota = Quota.objects.create(
-    event=event, name='Ticket quota', size=400,
-)
-ticket_quota.items.add(item_ticket)
-ticket_shirts = Quota.objects.create(
-    event=event, name='Shirt quota', size=200,
-)
-ticket_quota.items.add(item_shirt)
-ticket_quota.variations.add(var_s, var_m, var_l)