diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index c67469f..b66fea8 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
 
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
     'social_auth.backends.contrib.github.GithubBackend',
-    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
 ]
 
 LOGIN_URL          = '/login/'