diff --git a/awx/conf/license.py b/awx/conf/license.py
index a5ac14e659..0df047caaa 100644
--- a/awx/conf/license.py
+++ b/awx/conf/license.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 # All Rights Reserved.
 
 # Django
-from django.core.cache import cache
-from django.core.signals import setting_changed
-from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 # Django REST Framework
@@ -12,7 +9,6 @@ from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException
 
 # Tower
 from awx.main.task_engine import TaskEnhancer
-from awx.main.utils import memoize
 
 __all__ = ['LicenseForbids', 'get_license', 'get_licensed_features',
            'feature_enabled', 'feature_exists']
@@ -23,18 +19,10 @@ class LicenseForbids(APIException):
     default_detail = _('Your Tower license does not allow that.')
 
 
-@memoize(cache_key='_validated_license_data')
 def _get_validated_license_data():
     return TaskEnhancer().validate_enhancements()
 
 
-@receiver(setting_changed)
-def _on_setting_changed(sender, **kwargs):
-    # Clear cached result above when license changes.
-    if kwargs.get('setting', None) == 'LICENSE':
-        cache.delete('_validated_license_data')
-
-
 def get_license(show_key=False):
     """Return a dictionary representing the active license on this Tower instance."""
     license_data = _get_validated_license_data()
diff --git a/awx/conf/signals.py b/awx/conf/signals.py
index 8ef0005b1f..78411b1435 100644
--- a/awx/conf/signals.py
+++ b/awx/conf/signals.py
@@ -26,16 +26,13 @@ def handle_setting_change(key, for_delete=False):
     # When a setting changes or is deleted, remove its value from cache along
     # with any other settings that depend on it.
     setting_keys = [key]
-    setting_key_dict = {}
-    setting_key_dict[key] = key
     for dependent_key in settings_registry.get_dependent_settings(key):
         # Note: Doesn't handle multiple levels of dependencies!
         setting_keys.append(dependent_key)
-        setting_key_dict[dependent_key] = dependent_key
     cache_keys = set([Setting.get_cache_key(k) for k in setting_keys])
     logger.debug('sending signals to delete cache keys(%r)', cache_keys)
     cache.delete_many(cache_keys)
-    clear_cache_keys.delay(setting_key_dict)
+    clear_cache_keys.delay(list(cache_keys))
 
     # Send setting_changed signal with new value for each setting.
     for setting_key in setting_keys: