diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 6e75278c2..ff16b3c85 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
-    "auditlog.middleware.AuditlogMiddleware",
 ]
 
 # Optional to enable compression