diff --git a/docs/advanced_topics/settings.rst b/docs/advanced_topics/settings.rst
index 11bdb5524..8155ccafb 100644
--- a/docs/advanced_topics/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/advanced_topics/settings.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ Apps (``settings.py``)
     'wagtail.wagtailadmin',
     'wagtail.wagtailcore',
 
-    'compressor',
     'taggit',
     'modelcluster',
 
@@ -422,7 +421,6 @@ These two files should reside in your project directory (``myproject/myproject/`
   STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
       'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
       'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
-      'compressor.finders.CompressorFinder',
   ]
 
   STATICFILES_DIRS = [
diff --git a/docs/getting_started/integrating_into_django.rst b/docs/getting_started/integrating_into_django.rst
index b0bfdaa6c..15db30d81 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/integrating_into_django.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started/integrating_into_django.rst
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ In your settings file, add the following apps to ``INSTALLED_APPS``::
     'wagtail.wagtailcore',
 
     'modelcluster',
-    'compressor',
     'taggit',
 
 Add the following entries to ``MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES``::
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d564370c1..10de56dc6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ except ImportError:
 
 install_requires = [
     "Django>=1.8.1,<1.10",
-    "django-compressor>=1.4",
     "django-modelcluster>=1.1,<1.2",
     "django-taggit>=0.17.5",
     "django-treebeard==3.0",
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a016276f8..cc0703e3a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ basepython =
     py35: python3.5
 
 deps =
-    django-compressor>=1.4
     django-modelcluster>=1.1b1
     django-taggit>=0.17.5
     django-treebeard==3.0
diff --git a/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py b/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py
index 76b44ce08..28cb1f667 100644
--- a/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py
+++ b/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/base.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'wagtail.wagtailcore',
 
     'modelcluster',
-    'compressor',
     'taggit',
 
     'django.contrib.admin',
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ USE_TZ = True
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
-    'compressor.finders.CompressorFinder',
 ]
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
diff --git a/wagtail/tests/settings.py b/wagtail/tests/settings.py
index c30b0f43c..73f0158df 100644
--- a/wagtail/tests/settings.py
+++ b/wagtail/tests/settings.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ STATIC_ROOT = STATIC_ROOT
 
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
-    'compressor.finders.CompressorFinder',
 )
 
 USE_TZ = True
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'wagtail.wagtailcore',
 
     'taggit',
-    'compressor',
     'rest_framework',
 
     'django.contrib.admin',