Django 1.8 doesn't need to syncdb

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/django-admin/#syncdb

playbooks/edx-east/edxapp_migrate.yml

@@ -4,20 +4,7 @@
   gather_facts: False
   vars:
     db_dry_run: "--list"
-    syncdb: false
   tasks:
-    - name: syncdb
-      shell: >
-        chdir={{ edxapp_code_dir }}
-        python manage.py {{ item }} syncdb --noinput --settings=aws_migrate
-      environment:
-        DB_MIGRATION_USER: "{{ COMMON_MYSQL_MIGRATE_USER }}"
-        DB_MIGRATION_PASS: "{{ COMMON_MYSQL_MIGRATE_PASS }}"
-      when: syncdb
-      with_items:
-        - lms
-        - cms
-      # Syncdb with migrate when the migrate user is overridden in extra vars
     - name: migrate
       shell: >
         chdir={{ edxapp_code_dir }}

util/jenkins/check-migrations.sh

@@ -41,19 +41,12 @@ if [[ -f ${WORKSPACE}/configuration-secure/ansible/vars/${deployment}.yml ]]; th
     extra_var_args+=" -e@${WORKSPACE}/configuration-secure/ansible/vars/${deployment}.yml"
 fi
 
-if [[ -z $syncdb ]]; then
-    syncdb="false"
-fi
-
 if [[ $db_dry_run == "false" ]]; then
     # Set this to an empty string if db_dry_run is
     # not set.  By default the db_dry_run var is
     # set to --list
 
     extra_var_args+=" -e db_dry_run=''"
-else
-    # always skip syncdb unless dry run is unchecked
-    syncdb="false"
 fi
 
 if [[ -f ${WORKSPACE}/configuration-secure/ansible/vars/${environment}-${deployment}.yml ]]; then
@@ -67,7 +60,6 @@ done
 extra_var_args+=" -e edxapp_app_dir=${WORKSPACE}"
 extra_var_args+=" -e edxapp_code_dir=${WORKSPACE}/edx-platform"
 extra_var_args+=" -e edxapp_user=jenkins"
-extra_var_args+=" -e syncdb=$syncdb"
 extra_var_args+=" -e EDXAPP_CFG_DIR=${WORKSPACE}"
 
 # Generate the json configuration files