diff --git a/node/src/bin/manager.rs b/node/src/bin/manager.rs
index afc09403357..4de4a13a8cb 100644
--- a/node/src/bin/manager.rs
+++ b/node/src/bin/manager.rs
@@ -359,10 +359,6 @@ pub enum Command {
         /// The url of the graph-node
         #[clap(long, short, default_value = "http://localhost:8020")]
         url: String,
-
-        /// Create the subgraph name if it does not exist
-        #[clap(long, short)]
-        create: bool,
     },
 }
 
@@ -1637,12 +1633,11 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             deployment,
             name,
             url,
-            create,
         } => {
             let store = ctx.store();
             let subgraph_store = store.subgraph_store();
 
-            commands::deploy::run(subgraph_store, deployment, name, url, create).await
+            commands::deploy::run(subgraph_store, deployment, name, url).await
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/node/src/manager/commands/deploy.rs b/node/src/manager/commands/deploy.rs
index 5fa187615a5..34391e94544 100644
--- a/node/src/manager/commands/deploy.rs
+++ b/node/src/manager/commands/deploy.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ pub async fn run(
     deployment: DeploymentSearch,
     search: DeploymentSearch,
     url: String,
-    create: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let hash = match deployment {
         DeploymentSearch::Hash { hash, shard: _ } => hash,
@@ -80,16 +79,13 @@ pub async fn run(
         _ => bail!("The `name` must be a valid subgraph name"),
     };
 
-    if create {
-        println!("Creating subgraph `{}`", name);
-        let subgraph_name =
-            SubgraphName::new(name.clone()).map_err(|_| anyhow!("Invalid subgraph name"))?;
+    let subgraph_name =
+        SubgraphName::new(name.clone()).map_err(|_| anyhow!("Invalid subgraph name"))?;
 
-        let exists = subgraph_store.subgraph_exists(&subgraph_name)?;
+    let exists = subgraph_store.subgraph_exists(&subgraph_name)?;
 
-        if exists {
-            bail!("Subgraph with name `{}` already exists", name);
-        }
+    if !exists {
+        println!("Creating subgraph `{}`", name);
 
         // Send the subgraph_create request
         send_create_request(&name, &url).await?;