diff --git a/bin/cli-setup b/bin/cli-setup
index add134209..9ecdecc95 100755
--- a/bin/cli-setup
+++ b/bin/cli-setup
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const MODERATION_OPTIONS = require('../models/enum/moderation_options');
 const SettingsService = require('../services/settings');
 const SetupService = require('../services/setup');
 const UsersService = require('../services/users');
-const MigrationService = require('../services/migration');
 const util = require('./util');
 const errors = require('../errors');
 
@@ -36,15 +35,6 @@ program
 
 const performSetup = async () => {
 
-  if (program.defaults) {
-    await SettingsService.init();
-
-    console.log('Settings created.');
-    console.log('\nTalk is now installed!');
-
-    return;
-  }
-
   // Get the current settings, we are expecing an error here.
   try {
 
@@ -64,35 +54,13 @@ const performSetup = async () => {
     }
   }
 
-  // Get the migrations to run.
-  let migrations = await MigrationService.listPending();
-  if (migrations.length > 0) {
+  if (program.defaults) {
+    await SettingsService.init();
 
-    console.log('Now going to run the following migrations:\n');
+    console.log('Settings created.');
+    console.log('\nTalk is now installed!');
 
-    for (let {filename} of migrations) {
-      console.log(`\tmigrations/${filename}`);
-    }
-
-    console.log('');
-
-    let {confirm} = await inquirer.prompt([
-      {
-        type: 'confirm',
-        name: 'confirm',
-        message: 'Proceed with migrations',
-        default: false
-      }
-    ]);
-
-    if (!confirm) {
-      throw new Error('migrations are needed to complete setup');
-    }
-
-    // Perform all migrations.
-    await MigrationService.run(migrations);
-  } else {
-    console.log('No migrations have to be run.');
+    return;
   }
 
   // Create the base settings model.