diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 7167d6f2c..1b21b997d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ THIRD_PARTY_APPS = [
     'allauth.account',
     'allauth.socialaccount',
     'rest_framework',
+    'django_extensions'
 ]
 LOCAL_APPS = [
     '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.users.apps.UsersConfig',
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
index d4f5a27a8..87808d1e4 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ if env('USE_DOCKER') == 'yes':
 # django-extensions
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://django-extensions.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation_instructions.html#configuration
-INSTALLED_APPS += ['django_extensions']  # noqa F405
 {% if cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' -%}
 
 # Celery
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 094eefeec..73eb6144b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ django-environ==0.4.4  # https://github.com/joke2k/django-environ
 django-model-utils==3.1.2  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-model-utils
 django-allauth==0.36.0  # https://github.com/pennersr/django-allauth
 django-crispy-forms==1.7.2  # https://github.com/django-crispy-forms/django-crispy-forms
+django-extensions==2.0.7  # https://github.com/django-extensions/django-extensions
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_compressor == "y" %}
 django-compressor==2.2  # https://github.com/django-compressor/django-compressor
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 958dba1bd..46b19119c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,5 @@ factory-boy==2.11.1  # https://github.com/FactoryBoy/factory_boy
 django-test-plus==1.0.22  # https://github.com/revsys/django-test-plus
 
 django-debug-toolbar==1.9.1  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-debug-toolbar
-django-extensions==2.0.7  # https://github.com/django-extensions/django-extensions
 django-coverage-plugin==1.5.0  # https://github.com/nedbat/django_coverage_plugin
 pytest-django==3.2.1  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-django