diff --git a/dev/deploy-to-container/settings_local.py b/dev/deploy-to-container/settings_local.py
index d9bf00f22..60981ba56 100644
--- a/dev/deploy-to-container/settings_local.py
+++ b/dev/deploy-to-container/settings_local.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         'HOST': '__DBHOST__',
         'PORT': 5432,
         'NAME': 'datatracker',
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
         'USER': 'django',
         'PASSWORD': 'RkTkDPFnKpko',
     },
diff --git a/dev/diff/settings_local.py b/dev/diff/settings_local.py
index cd3923d50..593ccadd7 100644
--- a/dev/diff/settings_local.py
+++ b/dev/diff/settings_local.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         'HOST': '__DBHOST__',
         'PORT': 5432,
         'NAME': 'datatracker',
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
         'USER': 'django',
         'PASSWORD': 'RkTkDPFnKpko',
     },
diff --git a/dev/tests/settings_local.py b/dev/tests/settings_local.py
index fdc60a849..0cd761c0a 100644
--- a/dev/tests/settings_local.py
+++ b/dev/tests/settings_local.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         'HOST': 'db',
         'PORT': 5432,
         'NAME': 'datatracker',
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
         'USER': 'django',
         'PASSWORD': 'RkTkDPFnKpko',
     },
diff --git a/docker/configs/settings_postgresqldb.py b/docker/configs/settings_postgresqldb.py
index fe0c827ff..05d19b9a8 100644
--- a/docker/configs/settings_postgresqldb.py
+++ b/docker/configs/settings_postgresqldb.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         'HOST': 'db',
         'PORT': 5432,
         'NAME': 'datatracker',
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
         'USER': 'django',
         'PASSWORD': 'RkTkDPFnKpko',
     },
diff --git a/ietf/settings_postgrestest.py b/ietf/settings_postgrestest.py
index 450fd9180..13bbc9239 100755
--- a/ietf/settings_postgrestest.py
+++ b/ietf/settings_postgrestest.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         'HOST': 'db',
         'PORT': '5432',
         'NAME': 'test.db',
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
         'USER': 'django',
         'PASSWORD': 'RkTkDPFnKpko',
         },