diff --git a/runtests.py b/runtests.py
index 9f2b8be..abbf0ad 100755
--- a/runtests.py
+++ b/runtests.py
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ if not settings.configured:
     )
 
 
-# Django 1.7 compatibility:
-if hasattr(django, 'setup'):
-    django.setup()
-
-
 import logging
 logging.basicConfig(
     level = logging.DEBUG,