diff --git a/awx/main/models/projects.py b/awx/main/models/projects.py
index f494a958f9..b90e29cd85 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/projects.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/projects.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from awx.main.models.base import * # noqa
 from awx.main.models.jobs import Job
 from awx.main.models.unified_jobs import * # noqa
 from awx.main.utils import update_scm_url
-from awx.main.conf import tower_settings
 
 __all__ = ['Project', 'ProjectUpdate']
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/ad_hoc.py b/awx/main/tests/ad_hoc.py
index 1e08d83635..957cd7c084 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/ad_hoc.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/ad_hoc.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from awx.main.utils import * # noqa
 from awx.main.models import * # noqa
 from awx.main.tests.base import BaseJobExecutionTest
 from awx.main.tests.tasks import TEST_SSH_KEY_DATA, TEST_SSH_KEY_DATA_LOCKED, TEST_SSH_KEY_DATA_UNLOCK
-from awx.main.conf import tower_settings
 
 __all__ = ['RunAdHocCommandTest', 'AdHocCommandApiTest']
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/base.py b/awx/main/tests/base.py
index cc675aecf4..bdea0523a8 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/base.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/base.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ from awx.main.models import * # noqa
 from awx.main.management.commands.run_callback_receiver import CallbackReceiver
 from awx.main.management.commands.run_task_system import run_taskmanager
 from awx.main.utils import get_ansible_version
-from awx.main.conf import tower_settings
 from awx.main.task_engine import TaskEngager as LicenseWriter
 from awx.sso.backends import LDAPSettings
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/projects.py b/awx/main/tests/projects.py
index 5cebd3fe4a..f698267a0c 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/projects.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/projects.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.models import * # noqa
-from awx.main.conf import tower_settings
 from awx.main.tests.base import BaseTransactionTest
 from awx.main.tests.tasks import TEST_SSH_KEY_DATA, TEST_SSH_KEY_DATA_LOCKED, TEST_SSH_KEY_DATA_UNLOCK, TEST_OPENSSH_KEY_DATA, TEST_OPENSSH_KEY_DATA_LOCKED
 from awx.main.utils import decrypt_field, update_scm_url
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/tasks.py b/awx/main/tests/tasks.py
index 90e4ca75ba..acdff99e29 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/tasks.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from crum import impersonate
 # AWX
 from awx.main.utils import * # noqa
 from awx.main.models import * # noqa
-from awx.main.conf import tower_settings
 from awx.main.tests.base import BaseJobExecutionTest
 
 TEST_PLAYBOOK = u'''
diff --git a/awx/main/utils.py b/awx/main/utils.py
index 546c26e3e9..63b4a9441c 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import contextlib
 import tempfile
 
 # Django REST Framework
-from django.conf import settings
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ParseError, PermissionDenied
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse