diff --git a/dpaste/settings/__init__.py b/dpaste/settings/__init__.py
index 17b9de9..8c6ab0c 100644
--- a/dpaste/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/dpaste/settings/__init__.py
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS += (
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+
     'mptt',
     'south',
     'gunicorn',
@@ -110,14 +112,6 @@ DATABASES = {
     }
 }
 
-CACHES = {
-    'default': {
-        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.dummy.DummyCache',
-    }
-}
-
-SESSION_ENGINE = 'django.contrib.sessions.backends.cache'
-
 #==============================================================================
 # App specific settings
 #==============================================================================