diff --git a/src/bornhack/environment_settings.py.dist b/src/bornhack/environment_settings.py.dist
index 042ce179..15c4c82c 100644
--- a/src/bornhack/environment_settings.py.dist
+++ b/src/bornhack/environment_settings.py.dist
@@ -20,15 +20,6 @@ DEBUG={{ django_debug }}
 # the path to the wkhtmltopdf binary
 WKHTMLTOPDF_CMD="{{ wkhtmltopdf_path }}"
 
-# set BACKEND to "asgiref.inmemory.ChannelLayer" and CONFIG to {} for local development
-CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
-    "default": {
-        "BACKEND": "{{ django_channels_backend }}",
-        "CONFIG": {{ django_channels_config }}
-    },
-}
-
-ASGI_APPLICATION = "bornhack.routing.application"
 
 # start redirecting to the next camp instead of the previous camp after
 # this much of the time between the camps has passed
diff --git a/src/bornhack/settings.py b/src/bornhack/settings.py
index 560455b1..9283d8fe 100644
--- a/src/bornhack/settings.py
+++ b/src/bornhack/settings.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ def local_dir(entry):
 DJANGO_BASE_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'bornhack.wsgi.application'
+ASGI_APPLICATION = 'bornhack.routing.application'
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'bornhack.urls'
 
-
 SITE_ID = 1
 
 ADMINS = (