diff --git a/bookwyrm/management/commands/remove_2fa.py b/bookwyrm/management/commands/remove_2fa.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa648f79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/management/commands/remove_2fa.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"""deactivate two factor auth"""
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from bookwyrm import models
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+	"""command-line options"""
+	help = "Remove Two Factor Authorisation from user"
+
+	def add_arguments(self, parser):
+		parser.add_argument("username")	
+
+	def handle(self, *args, **options):
+		name = (options["username"])
+		user = models.User.objects.get(localname=name)
+		user.two_factor_auth = False
+		user.save(broadcast=False, update_fields=["two_factor_auth"])
+		self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS("Two Factor Authorisation was removed from user"))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bw-dev b/bw-dev
index a8f638803..7033f16b3 100755
--- a/bw-dev
+++ b/bw-dev
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ function awscommand {
         amazon/aws-cli $2
 }
 
+
+
 CMD=$1
 if [ -n "$CMD" ]; then
     shift
@@ -255,6 +257,9 @@ case "$CMD" in
     runweb)
         runweb "$@"
         ;;
+    remove_2fa)
+        runweb python manage.py remove_2fa "$@"
+        ;;
     *)
         set +x # No need to echo echo
         echo "Unrecognised command. Try:"
@@ -290,5 +295,6 @@ case "$CMD" in
         echo "    sync_media_to_s3"
         echo "    set_cors_to_s3 [cors file]"
         echo "    runweb [command]"
+        echo "    remove_2fa"
         ;;
 esac