diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index f69908c2d..ca7e9cdcb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ TEMPLATES = [
                 "django.template.context_processors.static",
                 "django.template.context_processors.tz",
                 "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
-                "{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.utils.context_processors.settings_context",
             ],
         },
     }
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/utils/context_processors.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/utils/context_processors.py
index 3c5351418..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/utils/context_processors.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/utils/context_processors.py
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-from django.conf import settings
-
-
-def settings_context(_request):
-    """Settings available by default to the templates context."""
-    # Note: we intentionally do NOT expose the entire settings
-    # to prevent accidental leaking of sensitive information
-    return {"DEBUG": settings.DEBUG}