diff --git a/discworld/settings.py b/discworld/settings.py
index fc7686f..17e23a4 100644
--- a/discworld/settings.py
+++ b/discworld/settings.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 """
 
 from pathlib import Path
-import dj_database_url
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
@@ -150,8 +149,4 @@
 CRISPY_TEMPLATE_PACK = "bootstrap4"
 DJANGO_TABLES2_TEMPLATE = "django_tables2/bootstrap4.html"
 
-ALLOWED_CIDR_NETS = ["10.0.0.0/8", "127.0.0.0/8"]
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["discworld.acdh-ch-dev.oeaw.ac.at", "localhost"]
-DATABASES = {"default": dj_database_url.config(conn_max_age=600)}
 STATIC_ROOT = '/tmp/staticfiles'
-
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 72320ff..5da87c5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ packages = [{include = "apis_ontology"}, {include = "discworld"}]
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.11"
 apis-core = {git = "https://github.com/acdh-oeaw/apis-core-rdf", rev = "v0.8.1"}
-django-allow-cidr = "^0.7.1"
-dj-database-url = "^2.1.0"
+apis-acdhch-default-settings = "^0.1.15"
 psycopg2 = "^2.9.9"