diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 43f7d0af..4a0cf328 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,17 +72,6 @@ patch: clean apply-patch
 apply-patch:
 	cp -r $(PATCH_SOURCE_DIR)/* $(SUPERSET_DIR)/
 
-# Copy src-d files in the superset repository using symlinks. it's useful for development.
-# Allows to run flask locally and work only inside superset directory.
-.PHONY: patch-dev
-patch-dev: clean
-	@diff=`diff -r $(PATCH_SOURCE_DIR) $(SUPERSET_DIR) | grep "$(PATCH_SOURCE_DIR)" | awk '{gsub(/: /,"/");print $$3}'`; \
-	for file in $${diff}; do \
-		to=`echo $${file} | cut -d'/' -f2-`; \
-		ln -s "$(PWD)/$${file}" "$(SUPERSET_DIR)/$${to}"; \
-	done; \
-	ln -s "$(PWD)/$(PATCH_SOURCE_DIR)/superset/superset_config_dev.py" "$(SUPERSET_DIR)/superset_config.py"; \
-
 # Start a watcher that will run 'make apply-patch' automatically when 'srcd' changes
 # It will require either inotify or fswatch. More info in CONTRIBUTING.md
 .PHONY: watch
diff --git a/srcd/superset/superset_config_dev.py b/srcd/superset/superset_config_dev.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 401c86dc..00000000
--- a/srcd/superset/superset_config_dev.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-GITBASE_DATABASE_URI = 'mysql://root@127.0.0.1:3306/gitbase'
-BBLFSH_WEB_ADDRESS = 'http://127.0.0.1:9999'
-WTF_CSRF_EXEMPT_LIST = ['superset.bblfsh.views.api']
-
-
-def mutator():
-    # pylint: disable=unused-variable
-    from superset.bblfsh import views  # noqa
-
-
-FLASK_APP_MUTATOR = mutator