diff --git a/wagtail/tests/settings.py b/wagtail/tests/settings.py
index 5a3a51436..c74815ce5 100644
--- a/wagtail/tests/settings.py
+++ b/wagtail/tests/settings.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 import os
+import django
 
 WAGTAIL_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(WAGTAIL_ROOT, 'tests', 'test-static')
@@ -70,18 +71,32 @@ TEMPLATES = [
     },
 ]
 
-MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
-    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+if django.VERSION >= (1, 10):
+    MIDDLEWARE = (
+        'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+        'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+        'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
 
-    'wagtail.wagtailcore.middleware.SiteMiddleware',
-    'wagtail.wagtailredirects.middleware.RedirectMiddleware',
-)
+        'wagtail.wagtailcore.middleware.SiteMiddleware',
+        'wagtail.wagtailredirects.middleware.RedirectMiddleware',
+    )
+else:
+    MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
+        'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+        'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
+        'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+        'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+
+        'wagtail.wagtailcore.middleware.SiteMiddleware',
+        'wagtail.wagtailredirects.middleware.RedirectMiddleware',
+    )
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
     # Install wagtailredirects with its appconfig