diff --git a/axes/__init__.py b/axes/__init__.py
index 9fb718d..c52709d 100644
--- a/axes/__init__.py
+++ b/axes/__init__.py
@@ -1,43 +1,6 @@
-import os
-import logging
 
-
-VERSION = (1, 3, 2)
+VERSION = (1, 3, 3)
 
 
 def get_version():
     return '%s.%s.%s' % VERSION
-
-try:
-    # check for existing logging configuration
-    # valid for Django>=1.3
-    from django.conf import settings
-    if settings.LOGGING:
-        pass
-except ImportError:
-    # if we have any problems, we most likely don't have a settings module
-    # loaded
-    pass
-except AttributeError:
-    # fallback configuration if there is no logging configuration
-    LOGFILE = os.path.join(settings.DIRNAME, 'axes.log')
-
-    log_format = '%(asctime)s %(name)-12s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s'
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
-                        format=log_format,
-                        datefmt='%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S',
-                        filename=LOGFILE,
-                        filemode='w')
-
-    fileLog = logging.FileHandler(LOGFILE, 'w')
-    fileLog.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-    # set a format which is simpler for console use
-    console_format = '%(asctime)s %(name)-12s: %(levelname)-8s %(message)s'
-    formatter = logging.Formatter(console_format)
-
-    # tell the handler to use this format
-    fileLog.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-    # add the handler to the root logger
-    logging.getLogger('').addHandler(fileLog)
diff --git a/axes/decorators.py b/axes/decorators.py
index de6809f..e50d79a 100644
--- a/axes/decorators.py
+++ b/axes/decorators.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import logging
 
 from datetime import timedelta
 
-from django import template
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth import logout
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
@@ -12,11 +11,11 @@ from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from django.template import RequestContext
 from django.utils import timezone as datetime
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy, ugettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy
 
 try:
     from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
-except ImportError: # django < 1.5
+except ImportError:  # django < 1.5
     from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 else:
     User = get_user_model()
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ LOCK_OUT_AT_FAILURE = getattr(settings, 'AXES_LOCK_OUT_AT_FAILURE', True)
 
 USE_USER_AGENT = getattr(settings, 'AXES_USE_USER_AGENT', False)
 
-# see if the django app is sitting behind a reverse proxy 
+# see if the django app is sitting behind a reverse proxy
 BEHIND_REVERSE_PROXY = getattr(settings, 'AXES_BEHIND_REVERSE_PROXY', False)
 
 # if the django app is behind a reverse proxy, look for the ip address using this HTTP header value