diff --git a/awx/settings/development.py b/awx/settings/development.py
index 9629ecbf3e..ac2a9fde94 100644
--- a/awx/settings/development.py
+++ b/awx/settings/development.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ NOTEBOOK_ARGUMENTS = [
 ]
 
 # print SQL queries in shell_plus
-SHELL_PLUS = 'ipython'
 SHELL_PLUS_PRINT_SQL = False
 
 # show colored logs in the dev environment
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.in b/requirements/requirements.in
index 2f6e557f13..52ff190327 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements/requirements.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ django==2.2.11  # see UPGRADE BLOCKERs
 django-auth-ldap
 django-cors-headers
 django-crum
-django-extensions
+django-extensions>=2.2.9  # https://github.com/ansible/awx/pull/6441
 django-jsonfield==1.2.0  # see UPGRADE BLOCKERs
 django-oauth-toolkit==1.1.3  # see UPGRADE BLOCKERs
 django-polymorphic
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index 5fbd964b76..2d379c5d2b 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dictdiffer==0.8.1         # via openshift
 django-auth-ldap==2.1.0   # via -r /awx_devel/requirements/requirements.in
 django-cors-headers==3.2.1  # via -r /awx_devel/requirements/requirements.in
 django-crum==0.7.5        # via -r /awx_devel/requirements/requirements.in
-django-extensions==2.2.8  # via -r /awx_devel/requirements/requirements.in
+django-extensions==2.2.9  # via -r /awx_devel/requirements/requirements.in
 django-jsonfield==1.2.0   # via -r /awx_devel/requirements/requirements.in
 django-oauth-toolkit==1.1.3  # via -r /awx_devel/requirements/requirements.in
 django-pglocks==1.0.4     # via -r /awx_devel/requirements/requirements.in