diff --git a/tools/flush_cache b/tools/flush_cache
deleted file mode 100755
index fdf3bb83..00000000
--- a/tools/flush_cache
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-var path = require('path');
-var request    = require('request');
-
-function usage(me, exitcode) {
-  console.log("Usage: " + me + " [--env <environment>] <username> <tablename>");
-  process.exit(exitcode);
-}
-
-var node_path = process.argv.shift(); 
-var script_path = process.argv.shift(); 
-var basedir = path.dirname(script_path);
-var me = path.basename(script_path);
-
-var ENV = 'development.js';
-var username, table;
-var arg;
-while ( arg = process.argv.shift() ) {
-  if ( arg == '--env' ) {
-    ENV = process.argv.shift();
-  }
-  else if ( ! username ) {
-    username = arg;
-  }
-  else if ( ! table ) {
-    table = arg;
-  }
-  else {
-    console.warn("Unused parameter " + arg);
-  }
-}
-
-if ( ! table ) {
-  usage(me, 1);
-}
-
-global.environment = require('../config/environments/' + ENV);
-
-// _after_ setting global.environment
-var serverOptions = require('../lib/cartodb/server_options');
-
-var host = global.environment.host;
-var port = global.environment.port;
-var re = ''+serverOptions.re_userFromHost;
-var hostname = re.replace(/^\/\^/, '')
-                 .replace(/\/$$/, '')
-                 .replace(/\\/g,'')
-                 .replace(/\([^)]*\)/,username)
-              ;
-//console.log("re: " + re);
-//console.log("hostname: " + hostname);
-
-var url = 'http://' + host + ':' + port + '/tiles/' + table + '/flush_cache';
-request.del({ url: url, headers: { host: hostname } },
-function(err, res, body) {
-  if ( err ) throw err;
-  console.log(res.body);
-});