diff --git a/ietf/settings_releasetest.py b/ietf/settings_releasetest.py
index 150af047d..86826736d 100644
--- a/ietf/settings_releasetest.py
+++ b/ietf/settings_releasetest.py
@@ -11,20 +11,13 @@ from settings import *                  # pyflakes:ignore
 # the test database instead of doing it through the migrations.  Taken from
 # https://gist.github.com/NotSqrt/5f3c76cd15e40ef62d09
 
-## To be removed after upgrade to Django 1.8 ##
-
 class DisableMigrations(object):
  
     def __contains__(self, item):
         return True
  
     def __getitem__(self, item):
-        # The string below is significant.  It has to include the value of
-        # django.db.migrations.loader.MIGRATIONS_MODULE_NAME.  Used by django
-        # 1.7 code in django.db.migrations.loader.MigrationLoader to
-        # determine whether or not to run migrations for a given module
-        from django.db.migrations.loader import MIGRATIONS_MODULE_NAME
-        return "no " + MIGRATIONS_MODULE_NAME
+        return None
 
 MIGRATION_MODULES = DisableMigrations()
 
diff --git a/ietf/settings_sqlitetest.py b/ietf/settings_sqlitetest.py
index 6180cacaa..f6f471ee6 100644
--- a/ietf/settings_sqlitetest.py
+++ b/ietf/settings_sqlitetest.py
@@ -15,24 +15,17 @@ debug.debug = True
 # the test database instead of doing it through the migrations.  Taken from
 # https://gist.github.com/NotSqrt/5f3c76cd15e40ef62d09
 
-## To be removed after upgrade to Django 1.8 ##
-
 class DisableMigrations(object):
  
     def __contains__(self, item):
         return True
  
     def __getitem__(self, item):
-        from django.db.migrations.loader import MIGRATIONS_MODULE_NAME
-        # The string below is significant.  It has to include the value of
-        # django.db.migrations.loader.MIGRATIONS_MODULE_NAME.  Used by django
-        # 1.7 code in django.db.migrations.loader.MigrationLoader to
-        # determine whether or not to run migrations for a given module.
-        # By returning a non-existent path, we ignore migrations.
-        return "no_" + MIGRATIONS_MODULE_NAME
+        return None
 
 MIGRATION_MODULES = DisableMigrations()
 
+
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'NAME': 'test.db',