diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index f06dd29c3..0348cfefb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -230,12 +230,9 @@ MANAGERS = ADMINS
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INSTALLED_APPS += ['{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.taskapp.celery.CeleryAppConfig']
 # http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-broker_url
-CELERY_BROKER_URL = env('CELERY_BROKER_URL', default='django://')
+CELERY_BROKER_URL = env('CELERY_BROKER_URL')
 # http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-result_backend
-if CELERY_BROKER_URL == 'django://':
-    CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = 'redis://'
-else:
-    CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = CELERY_BROKER_URL
+CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = CELERY_BROKER_URL
 # http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-accept_content
 CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ['json']
 # http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-task_serializer