diff --git a/fabfile.py b/fabfile.py
index 34b7e1a..c455b76 100644
--- a/fabfile.py
+++ b/fabfile.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ def deploy(update=False):
     if update:
         update_requirements()
 
-    load_badges()
     with cd('~/colab/src/'), prefix(WORKON_COLAB):
         run('python manage.py syncdb')
         run('python manage.py migrate')
@@ -91,17 +90,6 @@ def deploy(update=False):
     sudo('supervisorctl restart all')
 
 
-def load_badges(local=False):
-    path = '/vagrant/' if local else '~/colab/'
-
-    run(u'mkdir -p {}www/media/badges'.format(path))
-
-    with cd(u'{}src/'.format(path)), prefix(WORKON_COLAB):
-        run('cp badger/fixtures/images/*.png ../www/media/badges/')
-        run('python manage.py loaddata badger/fixtures/badges.json')
-        run('python manage.py update_badges')
-
-
 def rebuild_index(age=None, batch=None):
     with cd('~/colab/src/'), prefix(WORKON_COLAB):
         age_arg = ''
@@ -139,5 +127,4 @@ def runserver(update_requirements=False):
 
         run('python manage.py syncdb')
         run('python manage.py migrate')
-        load_badges(local=True)
         run('python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:7000')
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