diff --git a/settings/development.py b/settings/development.py
index 21753b37..b3e6c4c5 100644
--- a/settings/development.py
+++ b/settings/development.py
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ from .common import *
 
 DEBUG = True
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
-USE_ETAGS = False
-
-SESSION_ENGINE='django.contrib.sessions.backends.db'
 
 TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS += [
     "django.core.context_processors.debug",
diff --git a/settings/production.py b/settings/production.py
deleted file mode 100644
index de4182e6..00000000
--- a/settings/production.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-from .common import *
-
-DEBUG = False
-TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
-USE_ETAGS = True
-
-MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES += [
-    'django.middleware.http.ConditionalGetMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.gzip.GZipMiddleware',
-]
-
-LOGGING['loggers']['django.db.backends']['handlers'] = ['null']
-LOGGING['loggers']['django.request']['handlers'] = ['mail_admins']