diff --git a/scipost_django/apimail/__init__.py b/scipost_django/apimail/__init__.py
index cb30f6b5fa8a70fc761ba70b5c1317fa4cd05a40..5dfd5d6b69c3f6bb2ad0234397fb362d5d963cdb 100644
--- a/scipost_django/apimail/__init__.py
+++ b/scipost_django/apimail/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 __copyright__ = "Copyright © Stichting SciPost (SciPost Foundation)"
 __license__ = "AGPL v3"
-
-
-default_app_config = 'apimail.apps.ApimailConfig'
diff --git a/scipost_django/production/__init__.py b/scipost_django/production/__init__.py
index 37f786344eff177b03b52784011734c82a5835de..5dfd5d6b69c3f6bb2ad0234397fb362d5d963cdb 100644
--- a/scipost_django/production/__init__.py
+++ b/scipost_django/production/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 __copyright__ = "Copyright © Stichting SciPost (SciPost Foundation)"
 __license__ = "AGPL v3"
-
-
-default_app_config = 'production.apps.ProductionConfig'
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/__init__.py b/scipost_django/scipost/__init__.py
index 19e3ffccd683b0c3b1ff1f8d01f4d6092ed4679b..5dfd5d6b69c3f6bb2ad0234397fb362d5d963cdb 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/__init__.py
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 __copyright__ = "Copyright © Stichting SciPost (SciPost Foundation)"
 __license__ = "AGPL v3"
-
-
-default_app_config = 'scipost.apps.SciPostConfig'
diff --git a/scipost_django/submissions/__init__.py b/scipost_django/submissions/__init__.py
index 6b57bd1973282050fbfa762807b91122a106105d..5dfd5d6b69c3f6bb2ad0234397fb362d5d963cdb 100644
--- a/scipost_django/submissions/__init__.py
+++ b/scipost_django/submissions/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 __copyright__ = "Copyright © Stichting SciPost (SciPost Foundation)"
 __license__ = "AGPL v3"
-
-
-default_app_config = 'submissions.apps.SubmissionsConfig'