diff --git a/sith/settings.py b/sith/settings.py
index 4b40dcac..75c864d3 100644
--- a/sith/settings.py
+++ b/sith/settings.py
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE = (
     "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.locale.LocaleMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",