diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f091533..113c22a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,15 +9,8 @@
 * start postgres
 * create postgres user
   * `$ sudo su postgres`
-  * `$ createuser --interactive` -> "owl" role with relevant priviledges
-* create postgres database "matcher"
-  * `$ psql -U postgres`
-  * `> CREATE DATABASE matcher;`
-  * `> ALTER DATABASE matcher OWNER TO owl;`
+  * `$ createuser --interactive` -> owl
 * create the db tables
-  * TODO find out where credentials are stored 
-  * setup credentials in default.py
-  * `$ python create_db.py`
 * setup a venv
   * enter the venv, e.g. in pycharm
   * `$ pip install -r requirements.txt`
diff --git a/create_db.py b/create_db.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 2c1c6f9..0000000
--- a/create_db.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
-
-from sqlalchemy.schema import CreateIndex, CreateTable
-
-from matcher import database, model
-
-DB_URL = "postgresql:///matcher"
-database.init_db(DB_URL)
-
-
-def create_db():
-    model.Base.metadata.create_all(database.session.get_bind())
-
-
-def print_create_table(classes):
-    database.init_db(DB_URL)
-
-    engine = database.session.get_bind()
-
-    for cls in classes:
-        sql = str(CreateTable(cls.__table__).compile(engine))
-        print(sql.strip() + ";")
-
-        for index in cls.__table__.indexes:
-            sql = str(CreateIndex(index).compile(engine))
-            print(sql.strip() + ";")
-
-
-# print_create_table([model.ItemIsA])
-# print_create_table([model.EditSession])
-# print_create_table([model.Changeset, model.ChangesetEdit, model.SkipIsA])
-# print_create_table([model.User])
-# print_create_table([model.Extract])
-
-create_db()