diff --git a/axes/admin.py b/axes/admin.py
index 8ab2218..3d22657 100644
--- a/axes/admin.py
+++ b/axes/admin.py
@@ -1,13 +1,32 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from axes.models import AccessAttempt, AccessLog
+
+from axes.models import AccessLog
+from axes.models import AccessAttempt
 
 
 class AccessAttemptAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ('attempt_time', 'ip_address', 'user_agent', 'path_info',
-                    'failures_since_start')
-    list_filter = ['attempt_time', 'ip_address', 'path_info']
-    search_fields = ['ip_address', 'user_agent', 'path_info']
+    list_display = (
+        'attempt_time',
+        'ip_address',
+        'user_agent',
+        'path_info',
+        'failures_since_start',
+    )
+
+    list_filter = [
+        'attempt_time',
+        'ip_address',
+        'path_info',
+    ]
+
+    search_fields = [
+        'ip_address',
+        'user_agent',
+        'path_info',
+    ]
+
     date_hierarchy = 'attempt_time'
+
     fieldsets = (
         (None, {
             'fields': ('path_info', 'failures_since_start')
@@ -22,12 +41,31 @@ class AccessAttemptAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
 admin.site.register(AccessAttempt, AccessAttemptAdmin)
 
+
 class AccessLogAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ('attempt_time','logout_time', 'ip_address', 
-        'user_agent', 'path_info')
-    list_filter = ['attempt_time', 'logout_time', 'ip_address', 'path_info']
-    search_fields = ['ip_address', 'user_agent', 'path_info']
+    list_display = (
+        'attempt_time',
+        'logout_time',
+        'ip_address',
+        'user_agent',
+        'path_info',
+    )
+
+    list_filter = [
+        'attempt_time',
+        'logout_time',
+        'ip_address',
+        'path_info',
+    ]
+
+    search_fields = [
+        'ip_address',
+        'user_agent',
+        'path_info',
+    ]
+
     date_hierarchy = 'attempt_time'
+
     fieldsets = (
         (None, {
             'fields': ('path_info',)
@@ -37,4 +75,4 @@ class AccessLogAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
         })
     )
 
-admin.site.register(AccessLog, AccessLogAdmin)
\ No newline at end of file
+admin.site.register(AccessLog, AccessLogAdmin)
diff --git a/axes/decorators.py b/axes/decorators.py
index 834f13d..75b63f3 100644
--- a/axes/decorators.py
+++ b/axes/decorators.py
@@ -94,15 +94,15 @@ def query2str(items):
 def ip_in_whitelist(ip):
     if IP_WHITELIST is not None:
         return ip in IP_WHITELIST
-    else:
-        return False
+
+    return False
 
 
 def ip_in_blacklist(ip):
     if IP_BLACKLIST is not None:
         return ip in IP_BLACKLIST
-    else:
-        return False
+
+    return False
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(LOGGER)
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ if VERBOSE:
     log.info('AXES: BEGIN LOG')
     log.info('Using django-axes ' + axes.get_version())
 
+
 def is_user_lockable(request):
     """ Check if the user has a profile with nolockout
     If so, then return the value to see if this user is special
@@ -133,9 +134,9 @@ def is_user_lockable(request):
     else:
         return True
 
+
 def get_user_attempts(request):
-    """
-    Returns access attempt record if it exists.
+    """Returns access attempt record if it exists.
     Otherwise return None.
     """
     ip = get_ip(request)
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ def get_user_attempts(request):
             ip_address=ip, username=username, trusted=True
         )
 
-    if len(attempts) == 0:
+    if not attempts:
         params = {'ip_address': ip, 'trusted': False}
         if USE_USER_AGENT:
             params['user_agent'] = ua
@@ -218,11 +219,20 @@ def watch_login(func):
                 not response.has_header('location') and
                 response.status_code != 302
             )
-            log_access_request(request, login_unsuccessful)
+
+            access_log = AccessLog.objects.create(
+                user_agent=request.META.get('HTTP_USER_AGENT', '<unknown>'),
+                ip_address=get_ip(request),
+                username=request.POST.get('username', None),
+                http_accept=request.META.get('HTTP_ACCEPT', '<unknown>'),
+                path_info=request.META.get('PATH_INFO', '<unknown>'),
+                trusted=not login_unsuccessful,
+            )
             if check_request(request, login_unsuccessful):
                 return response
 
             return lockout_response(request)
+
         return response
 
     return decorated_login
@@ -268,18 +278,6 @@ def is_already_locked(request):
     return False
 
 
-def log_access_request(request, login_unsuccessful):
-    """ Log the access attempt """
-    access_log = AccessLog()
-    access_log.user_agent = request.META.get('HTTP_USER_AGENT', '<unknown>')
-    access_log.ip_address = get_ip(request)
-    access_log.username = request.POST.get('username', None)
-    access_log.http_accept = request.META.get('HTTP_ACCEPT', '<unknown>')
-    access_log.path_info = request.META.get('PATH_INFO', '<unknown>')
-    access_log.trusted = not login_unsuccessful
-    access_log.save()
-
-
 def check_request(request, login_unsuccessful):
     ip_address = get_ip(request)
     username = request.POST.get('username', None)
diff --git a/axes/middleware.py b/axes/middleware.py
index cc85c52..9edab69 100644
--- a/axes/middleware.py
+++ b/axes/middleware.py
@@ -1,31 +1,11 @@
-from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views
+
 from axes.decorators import watch_login
 
 
 class FailedLoginMiddleware(object):
-
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(FailedLoginMiddleware, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
-        # watch the admin login page
-        admin.site.login = watch_login(admin.site.login)
-
-        # and the regular auth login page
-        auth_views.login = watch_login(auth_views.login)
-
-
-class FailedAdminLoginMiddleware(object):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(FailedAdminLoginMiddleware, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        # watch the admin login page
-        admin.site.login = watch_login(admin.site.login)
-
-
-class FailedAuthLoginMiddleware(object):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(FailedAuthLoginMiddleware, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        # watch the admin login page
+        # watch the auth login
         auth_views.login = watch_login(auth_views.login)