diff --git a/seahub/base/management/commands/set_user_role_upload_download_rate_limit.py b/seahub/base/management/commands/set_user_role_upload_download_rate_limit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6afdfa2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seahub/base/management/commands/set_user_role_upload_download_rate_limit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Seafile Ltd.
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from seaserv import seafile_api
+from seahub.role_permissions.settings import ENABLED_ROLE_PERMISSIONS
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+
+    help = "Set upload/download rate limit via user role."
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+
+        for role, permissions in ENABLED_ROLE_PERMISSIONS.items():
+
+            upload_rate_limit = permissions.get('upload_rate_limit', 0)
+            if upload_rate_limit >= 0:
+                seafile_api.set_role_upload_rate_limit(role, upload_rate_limit * 1000)
+
+            download_rate_limit = permissions.get('download_rate_limit', 0)
+            if download_rate_limit >= 0:
+                seafile_api.set_role_download_rate_limit(role, download_rate_limit * 1000)
+
+        print("Done")
diff --git a/seahub/role_permissions/settings.py b/seahub/role_permissions/settings.py
index ad0c01c112..57d846fff4 100644
--- a/seahub/role_permissions/settings.py
+++ b/seahub/role_permissions/settings.py
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 from copy import deepcopy
 import logging
 
-from seaserv import seafile_api
-
 from django.conf import settings
-from seahub.utils import is_pro_version
 from seahub.constants import DEFAULT_USER, GUEST_USER, \
         DEFAULT_ADMIN, SYSTEM_ADMIN, DAILY_ADMIN, AUDIT_ADMIN
 
@@ -81,17 +78,6 @@ ENABLED_ROLE_PERMISSIONS = merge_roles(
     DEFAULT_ENABLED_ROLE_PERMISSIONS, custom_role_permissions
 )
 
-if is_pro_version():
-    for role, permissions in ENABLED_ROLE_PERMISSIONS.items():
-
-        upload_rate_limit = permissions.get('upload_rate_limit', 0)
-        if upload_rate_limit >= 0:
-            seafile_api.set_role_upload_rate_limit(role, upload_rate_limit * 1000)
-
-        download_rate_limit = permissions.get('download_rate_limit', 0)
-        if download_rate_limit >= 0:
-            seafile_api.set_role_download_rate_limit(role, download_rate_limit * 1000)
-
 
 # role permission for administraror