diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27162bfd7..f376dfded 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ cd consul
 bundle install
 cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
 cp config/secrets.yml.example config/secrets.yml
-rake db:create
 bin/rake db:setup
 bin/rake db:dev_seed
 RAILS_ENV=test rake db:setup
diff --git a/README_ES.md b/README_ES.md
index d8c394680..7c7720ee7 100644
--- a/README_ES.md
+++ b/README_ES.md
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ cd consul
 bundle install
 cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
 cp config/secrets.yml.example config/secrets.yml
-rake db:create
 bin/rake db:setup
 bin/rake db:dev_seed
 RAILS_ENV=test rake db:setup