diff --git a/fabfile.py b/fabfile.py
index 1246e79..288fd4d 100644
--- a/fabfile.py
+++ b/fabfile.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from fabric.api import *
 from fabric.context_managers import settings, hide
 from fabric.decorators import with_settings
 from fabric.contrib.files import exists
-from fabric.colors import yellow, red, white, green
+from fabric.colors import yellow, red, white, green, blue  # blue is used
 
 
 #
@@ -230,11 +230,7 @@ def deploy():
     with cd(release_dir):
         with prefix('source {}/virtualenv/bin/activate'.format(release_dir)):
             with prefix('export APP_CONFIGFILE="{}"'.format(app_configfile)):
-                cmd = 'python code/manage.py syncdb {}'.format(managepy_affix)
-                subheader(cmd)
-                run(cmd)
-
-                cmd = 'python code/manage.py migrate {} --no-initial-data'\
+                cmd = 'python code/manage.py migrate {} --no-input'\
                     .format(managepy_affix)
                 subheader(cmd)
                 run(cmd)