diff --git a/PyRIGS/settings.py b/PyRIGS/settings.py
index ab9a5d66..8321dab1 100644
--- a/PyRIGS/settings.py
+++ b/PyRIGS/settings.py
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
 )