diff --git a/mayan/apps/common/management/commands/purgeperiodictasks.py b/mayan/apps/common/management/commands/purgeperiodictasks.py
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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.core import management
+
+from djcelery.models import PeriodicTask
+
+
+class Command(management.BaseCommand):
+    help = 'Removes all periodic tasks.'
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        PeriodicTask.objects.all().delete()