diff --git a/src/rc3platform/settings/base.py b/src/rc3platform/settings/base.py
index e3ba21f9736b34c0a198d427043f48842a5e12f6..8e9d5a7c37b47606d65c79ce1d565d4203a06bc8 100644
--- a/src/rc3platform/settings/base.py
+++ b/src/rc3platform/settings/base.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ import json
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-try:
-    import psycopg2
-except ImportError:
-    # Fall back to psycopg2cffi
-    from psycopg2cffi import compat
-    compat.register()
-
 
 def gen_secret_key():
     """generates a value suitable for SECRET_KEY"""
diff --git a/src/requirements.txt b/src/requirements.txt
index 1df03a8b5922156e4777562ae80835af857483df..4d8b9e2ecfad1c5c728b21d2d2b16ca55c80dea9 100644
--- a/src/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 bleach ~= 6.0
-Django >= 4.1.7, <5
+Django >= 4.2, <5
 django_bootstrap4 ~= 22.3
 django-cors-middleware ~= 1.5.0
 django-cors-headers ~= 3.14.0