diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/create_superuser.py b/django/contrib/auth/create_superuser.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b58678b78..0000000000
--- a/django/contrib/auth/create_superuser.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Create a superuser from the command line. Deprecated; use manage.py
-createsuperuser instead.
-"""
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from django.core.management import call_command
-    call_command("createsuperuser")