diff --git a/plugins/mod_pubsub/commands.lib.lua b/plugins/mod_pubsub/commands.lib.lua
index 59bddec88..d07b226f7 100644
--- a/plugins/mod_pubsub/commands.lib.lua
+++ b/plugins/mod_pubsub/commands.lib.lua
@@ -4,22 +4,6 @@ local st = require "prosody.util.stanza";
 local pubsub_lib = module:require("mod_pubsub/pubsub");
 
 local function add_commands(get_service)
-	module:add_item("shell-command", {
-		section = "pubsub";
-		section_desc = "Manage publish/subscribe nodes";
-		name = "create_node";
-		desc = "Create a node with the specified name";
-		args = {
-			{ name = "service_jid", type = "string" };
-			{ name = "node_name",   type = "string" };
-		};
-		host_selector = "service_jid";
-
-		handler = function (self, service_jid, node_name) --luacheck: ignore 212/self
-			return get_service(service_jid):create(node_name, true);
-		end;
-	});
-
 	module:add_item("shell-command", {
 		section = "pubsub";
 		section_desc = "Manage publish/subscribe nodes";