diff --git a/plinth/web_framework.py b/plinth/web_framework.py
index 19eee0eac..2ec7a9386 100644
--- a/plinth/web_framework.py
+++ b/plinth/web_framework.py
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ def init():
             },
         ],
         AXES_LOCKOUT_URL='locked/',
-        AXES_BEHIND_REVERSE_PROXY=True,
         CACHES={
             'default': {
                 'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.dummy.DummyCache'