diff --git a/configurations/__init__.py b/configurations/__init__.py
index eed8762..61bd1cf 100644
--- a/configurations/__init__.py
+++ b/configurations/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # flake8: noqa
-from .base import Settings, Configuration
+from .base import Configuration
 from .decorators import pristinemethod
 
 __version__ = '2.0.dev'
-__all__ = ['Configuration', 'pristinemethod', 'Settings']
+__all__ = ['Configuration', 'pristinemethod']
 
 
 def _setup():
diff --git a/configurations/base.py b/configurations/base.py
index 11cd630..6c4c988 100644
--- a/configurations/base.py
+++ b/configurations/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import os
 import re
-import warnings
 
 from django.utils import six
 from django.conf import global_settings
@@ -21,10 +20,7 @@ install_failure = ("django-configurations settings importer wasn't "
 class ConfigurationBase(type):
 
     def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
-        # also check for "Configuration" here to handle the Settings class
-        # below remove it when we deprecate the Settings class
-        if (bases not in ((object,), ()) and
-                bases[0].__name__ not in ('NewBase', 'Configuration')):
+        if bases not in ((object,), ()) and bases[0].__name__ != 'NewBase':
             # if this is actually a subclass in a settings module
             # we better check if the importer was correctly installed
             from . import importer
@@ -125,13 +121,3 @@ class Configuration(six.with_metaclass(ConfigurationBase)):
         for name, value in uppercase_attributes(cls).items():
             if isinstance(value, Value):
                 setup_value(cls, name, value)
-
-
-class Settings(Configuration):
-
-    @classmethod
-    def pre_setup(cls):
-        # make sure to remove the handling of the Settings class above when deprecating
-        warnings.warn("configurations.Settings was renamed to "
-                      "settings.Configuration and will be "
-                      "removed in 1.0", DeprecationWarning)