diff --git a/humbug/settings.py b/humbug/settings.py
index 2e63e3c166..3adc2cd5d8 100644
--- a/humbug/settings.py
+++ b/humbug/settings.py
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
 )
 
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = ('humbug.backends.EmailAuthBackend',)
@@ -168,7 +167,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.sites',
-    'django.contrib.messages',
     'jstemplate',
     'confirmation',
     'zephyr',