diff --git a/pinaxcon/settings.py b/pinaxcon/settings.py
index af3e4e69cc4af34a8cbeb62b9f895cf699923cdf..6663f3bd035420193197bddd39bd829906b53a8a 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/settings.py
+++ b/pinaxcon/settings.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DATABASES = {
     }
 }
 
-UNPREPEND_WWW = bool(int(os.environ.get("DJANGO_UNPREPEND_WWW", "0")))
-
 # HEROKU: Update database configuration with $DATABASE_URL.
 import dj_database_url
 db_from_env = dj_database_url.config()
@@ -49,11 +47,6 @@ admin_email = os.environ.get("DJANGO_ADMIN_EMAIL", None)
 if admin_email is not None:
     ADMINS = [("Webmaster", admin_email)]
 
-
-# Use SSLRedirectMiddleware
-SSL_ON = os.environ.get("DJANGO_SSL_ON", True)
-SSL_ALWAYS = os.environ.get("DJANGO_SSL_ALWAYS", False)
-
 # Language code for this installation. All choices can be found here:
 # http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html
 LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-us"
@@ -103,14 +96,6 @@ STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
     "compressor.finders.CompressorFinder",
 ]
 
-
-# Amazon S3 setup
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = os.environ.get("DJANGO_DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE", 'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage') # noqa
-AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = os.environ.get("DJANGO_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", None)
-AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = os.environ.get("DJANGO_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", None)
-AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = os.environ.get("DJANGO_AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME", None)
-
-
 # Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
 SECRET_KEY = "6r&z0i#!k-thu4nv^zzx!f$fbp(&#2i5mq_^%%@ihu_qxxotl_"
 
@@ -135,7 +120,6 @@ TEMPLATES = [
                 "account.context_processors.account",
                 "pinax_theme_bootstrap.context_processors.theme",
                 "symposion.reviews.context_processors.reviews",
-                "sekizai.context_processors.sekizai",
             ],
         },
     },
@@ -152,9 +136,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = [
     "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
     "reversion.middleware.RevisionMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
-    "ssl_redirect.middleware.SSLRedirectMiddleware",
-    "pinaxcon.middleware.CanonicalHostMiddleware",
-    "pinaxcon.middleware.UnprependWWWMiddleware",
     "pinaxcon.monkey_patch.MonkeyPatchMiddleware",
 ]
 
@@ -181,7 +162,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "easy_thumbnails",
     "taggit",
     "reversion",
-    "metron",
     "sitetree",
     "pinax.boxes",
     "pinax.eventlog",
@@ -215,21 +195,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "pinaxcon.proposals",
     "pinaxcon.registrasion",
 
-    #testing
-    "django_nose",
-
-    # wiki
-    'django.contrib.humanize',
-    'django_nyt',
-    'mptt',
-    'sekizai',
-    #'sorl.thumbnail',
-    'wiki',
-    'wiki.plugins.attachments',
-    'wiki.plugins.notifications',
-    #'wiki.plugins.images',
-    'wiki.plugins.macros',
-
     # stylesheets and js
     'compressor',
 
@@ -328,26 +293,8 @@ ATTENDEE_PROFILE_MODEL = "pinaxcon.registrasion.models.AttendeeProfile"
 # in order to register.
 TICKET_PRODUCT_CATEGORY = 1
 
-
 INVOICE_CURRENCY = "USD"
 
-WIKI_ACCOUNT_HANDLING = False
-WIKI_ACCOUNT_SIGNUP_ALLOWED = False
-
-WIKI_ANONYMOUS_WRITE = False
-WIKI_ANONYMOUS_UPLOAD = False
-
-
-# Use nose to run all tests
-TEST_RUNNER = 'django_nose.NoseTestSuiteRunner'
-
-
-# Tell nose to measure coverage on the 'foo' and 'bar' apps
-NOSE_ARGS = [
-    '--with-coverage',
-    '--cover-package=registrasion.controllers,registrasion.models',
-]
-
 MARKDOWN_DEUX_STYLES = {
     "default": {
         "safe_mode": False,