diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf6315e..afd0192 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Note: Breaking changes between versions are indicated by "💥".
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- 💥[Improvement] Remove the undocumented `local run_hook` command. Instead, run `local init --limit=...`.
 - 💥[Improvement] Remove `tutor android pullimage` command. Instead, run `tutor images pull android`.
 - [Bugfix] Fix `config save` on Windows.
 - [Bugfix] Fix platform checking in user ID function
diff --git a/tutor/commands/compose.py b/tutor/commands/compose.py
index cb7af0d..2062825 100644
--- a/tutor/commands/compose.py
+++ b/tutor/commands/compose.py
@@ -173,28 +173,6 @@ def init(context, limit):
     scripts.initialise(runner, limit_to=limit)
 
 
-@click.command(
-    short_help="Manually trigger hook (advanced users only)",
-    help="""
-Manually trigger a hook for a given plugin/service. This is a low-level command
-that is convenient when developing new plugins. Ex:
-
-    tutor local hook mysql hooks mysql init
-    tutor local hook discovery discovery hooks discovery init""",
-    name="hook",
-)
-@click.argument("service")
-@click.argument("path", nargs=-1)
-@click.pass_obj
-def run_hook(context, service, path):
-    config = tutor_config.load(context.root)
-    runner = ScriptRunner(context.root, config, context.docker_compose)
-    fmt.echo_info(
-        "Running '{}' hook in '{}' container...".format(".".join(path), service)
-    )
-    runner.run_job_from_template(service, *path)
-
-
 @click.command(help="View output from containers")
 @click.option("-f", "--follow", is_flag=True, help="Follow log output")
 @click.option("--tail", type=int, help="Number of lines to show from each container")
@@ -266,4 +244,3 @@ def add_commands(command_group):
     command_group.add_command(createuser)
     command_group.add_command(importdemocourse)
     command_group.add_command(settheme)
-    # command_group.add_command(run_hook) # Disabled for now