diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 332aa43..5a227a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ locked out.
 * ``DEFENDER_REDIS_URL``: String: the redis url for defender.
 Default: ``redis://localhost:6379/0``
 (Example with password: ``redis://:mypassword@localhost:6379/0``)
-* ``DEFENDER_PROTECTED_LOGINS``: Tuple: Used by ``ViewDecoratorMiddleware`` to decide
-which login urls need protecting. Default: ``('/accounts/login/',)``
 * ``DEFENDER_USE_CELERY``: Boolean: If you want to use Celery to store the login
 attempt to the database, set to True. If False, it is saved inline.
 Default: ``False``
diff --git a/defender/config.py b/defender/config.py
index 6e7a5a3..e9a5979 100644
--- a/defender/config.py
+++ b/defender/config.py
@@ -48,7 +48,4 @@ USERNAME_FORM_FIELD = get_setting('DEFENDER_USERNAME_FORM_FIELD', 'username')
 LOCKOUT_URL = get_setting('DEFENDER_LOCKOUT_URL')
 
 
-PROTECTED_LOGINS = get_setting('DEFENDER_PROTECTED_LOGINS',
-                               ('/accounts/login/',))
-
 USE_CELERY = get_setting('DEFENDER_USE_CELERY', False)
diff --git a/defender/middleware.py b/defender/middleware.py
index f2a89f9..7d40116 100644
--- a/defender/middleware.py
+++ b/defender/middleware.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views
 
 from .decorators import watch_login
-from .config import PROTECTED_LOGINS
 
 
 class FailedLoginMiddleware(object):
@@ -10,20 +9,3 @@ class FailedLoginMiddleware(object):
 
         # watch the auth login
         auth_views.login = watch_login(auth_views.login)
-
-
-class ViewDecoratorMiddleware(object):
-    """
-    When the django_axes middleware is installed, by default it watches the
-    django.auth.views.login.
-    This middleware allows adding protection to other views without the need
-    to change any urls or dectorate them manually.
-    Add this middleware to your MIDDLEWARE settings after
-    `defender.middleware.FailedLoginMiddleware` and before the django
-    flatpages middleware.
-    """
-
-    def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
-        if request.path in PROTECTED_LOGINS:
-            return watch_login(view_func)(request, *view_args, **view_kwargs)
-        return None
diff --git a/defender/test_settings.py b/defender/test_settings.py
index 848048c..2ecba37 100644
--- a/defender/test_settings.py
+++ b/defender/test_settings.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'defender.middleware.FailedLoginMiddleware',
-    'defender.middleware.ViewDecoratorMiddleware',
 )
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'defender.test_urls'
diff --git a/defender/tests.py b/defender/tests.py
index 18fe1d8..888db3d 100644
--- a/defender/tests.py
+++ b/defender/tests.py
@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@ class AccessAttemptTest(DefenderTestCase):
         from .admin import AccessAttemptAdmin
         AccessAttemptAdmin
 
-    @patch('defender.config.PROTECTED_LOGINS', (ADMIN_LOGIN_URL, ))
     def test_decorator_middleware(self):
         # because watch_login is called twice in this test (once by the
         # middleware and once by the decorator) we have half as many attempts
diff --git a/defender/travis_settings.py b/defender/travis_settings.py
index fba68e5..8987ea1 100644
--- a/defender/travis_settings.py
+++ b/defender/travis_settings.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'defender.middleware.FailedLoginMiddleware',
-    'defender.middleware.ViewDecoratorMiddleware',
 )
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'defender.test_urls'