diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/common.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/common.py
index 3668b427..3e11ee43 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/common.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/common.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = DJANGO_APPS + THIRD_PARTY_APPS + LOCAL_APPS
 # MIDDLEWARE CONFIGURATION
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
-    # Make sure djangosecure.middleware.SecurityMiddleware is listed first
+    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
index 80302bee..43b9b6e3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS += ('djangosecure', )
 # See https://docs.getsentry.com/hosted/clients/python/integrations/django/
 INSTALLED_APPS += ('raven.contrib.django.raven_compat', )
 {%- endif %}
-SECURITY_MIDDLEWARE = (
-    'djangosecure.middleware.SecurityMiddleware',
-)
+
 {% if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'y' -%}
 # Use Whitenoise to serve static files
 # See: https://whitenoise.readthedocs.io/
@@ -59,8 +57,6 @@ RAVEN_MIDDLEWARE = (
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = RAVEN_MIDDLEWARE + MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES
 {%- endif %}
 
-# Make sure djangosecure.middleware.SecurityMiddleware is listed first
-MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = SECURITY_MIDDLEWARE + MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES
 
 {% if cookiecutter.use_opbeat == 'y' -%}
 # opbeat integration
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index f5e35acd..67a6fd6b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ django==1.9.6
 
 # Configuration
 django-environ==0.4.0
-django-secure==1.0.1
 {% if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'y' -%}
 whitenoise==3.0
 {%- endif %}