diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 969c97666d..0943a91f6a 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ from app.scodoc.sco_exceptions import (
 )
 from config import DevConfig
 import sco_version
-from flask_debugtoolbar import DebugToolbarExtension
 
 db = SQLAlchemy()
 migrate = Migrate(compare_type=True)
@@ -188,7 +187,6 @@ def create_app(config_class=DevConfig):
     moment.init_app(app)
     cache.init_app(app)
     sco_cache.CACHE = cache
-    toolbar = DebugToolbarExtension(app)
 
     app.register_error_handler(ScoGenError, handle_sco_value_error)
     app.register_error_handler(ScoValueError, handle_sco_value_error)