diff --git a/horizon/test/settings.py b/horizon/test/settings.py
index c48d74fee6..3952d73ac6 100644
--- a/horizon/test/settings.py
+++ b/horizon/test/settings.py
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
     'horizon.middleware.HorizonMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
index 697ade65ff..5945ea35f2 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'horizon.middleware.OperationLogMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
     'horizon.middleware.HorizonMiddleware',
     'horizon.themes.ThemeMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware',