diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index c7b40f24a6..68e7ce1293 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -212,13 +212,6 @@ SEAHUB_TITLE = 'SeaHub'
 USE_SUBDOMAIN = False
 ACCOUNT_TYPE = 'personal'
 
-try:
-    from local_settings import SECRET_KEY
-except ImportError:
-    SETTINGS_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-    from secret_key_generator import generate_secret_key
-    generate_secret_key(os.path.join(SETTINGS_DIR, 'local_settings.py'))
-
 try:
     import local_settings
 except ImportError:
diff --git a/secret_key_generator.py b/tools/secret_key_generator.py
similarity index 82%
rename from secret_key_generator.py
rename to tools/secret_key_generator.py
index c58a9a50c6..802d762f61 100644
--- a/secret_key_generator.py
+++ b/tools/secret_key_generator.py
@@ -24,7 +24,5 @@ def generate_key(max_length, data, encoder=b64encode, digester=md5):
     key = encoder(digester(base).digest())
     return key[:max_length]
 
-def generate_secret_key(file_name):
-    f = open(file_name, 'a')
-    f.write("SECRET_KEY = '%s'" % generate_key(40, (random_string(),)))
-    f.close()
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print generate_key(40, (random_string(),))