diff --git a/cli/cmd.go b/cli/cmd.go
index c75e639b9..9eff3e541 100644
--- a/cli/cmd.go
+++ b/cli/cmd.go
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ var Commands = []*cli.Command{
 	authCmd,
 	chainCmd,
 	clientCmd,
-	createMinerCmd,
 	fetchParamCmd,
 	mpoolCmd,
 	netCmd,
diff --git a/cli/createminer.go b/cli/createminer.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4247fe48e..000000000
--- a/cli/createminer.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-package cli
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
-
-	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
-	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v2"
-
-	actors "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/actors"
-	address "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/address"
-	types "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
-
-	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
-)
-
-var createMinerCmd = &cli.Command{
-	Name:  "createminer",
-	Usage: "Create a new storage market actor",
-	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
-		if cctx.Args().Len() != 4 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("must pass four arguments: worker address, owner address, sector size, peer ID")
-		}
-
-		api, closer, err := GetFullNodeAPI(cctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		defer closer()
-
-		args := cctx.Args().Slice()
-
-		worker, err := address.NewFromString(args[0])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		owner, err := address.NewFromString(args[1])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		ssize, err := strconv.ParseUint(args[2], 10, 64)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		pid, err := peer.IDB58Decode(args[3])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		createMinerArgs := actors.CreateStorageMinerParams{
-			Worker:     worker,
-			Owner:      owner,
-			SectorSize: ssize,
-			PeerID:     pid,
-		}
-
-		ctx := ReqContext(cctx)
-		addr, err := api.WalletDefaultAddress(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return xerrors.Errorf("failed to get default address: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		params, err := actors.SerializeParams(&createMinerArgs)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		msg := &types.Message{
-			To:       actors.StoragePowerAddress,
-			From:     addr,
-			Method:   actors.SPAMethods.CreateStorageMiner,
-			Params:   params,
-			Value:    types.NewInt(0),
-			GasPrice: types.NewInt(0),
-			GasLimit: types.NewInt(10000),
-		}
-
-		smsg, err := api.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, msg)
-		if err != nil {
-			return xerrors.Errorf("failed to push signed message: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		mwait, err := api.StateWaitMsg(ctx, smsg.Cid())
-		if err != nil {
-			return xerrors.Errorf("failed waiting for message inclusion: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		maddr, err := address.NewFromBytes(mwait.Receipt.Return)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		fmt.Printf("new miner address: %s\n", maddr)
-
-		return nil
-	},
-}