diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/utils/geoip.py b/django/contrib/gis/utils/geoip.py
index 4d163aab9aa94..8c21ab290a27c 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/utils/geoip.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/utils/geoip.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 from ctypes import c_char_p, c_float, c_int, Structure, CDLL, POINTER
 from ctypes.util import find_library
 from django.conf import settings
-if not settings._target: settings.configure()
+if not settings.configured: settings.configure()
 
 # Creating the settings dictionary with any settings, if needed.
 GEOIP_SETTINGS = dict((key, getattr(settings, key)) 
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/diffsettings.py b/django/core/management/commands/diffsettings.py
index 2459f11700e4d..70fe8d4677a6d 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/diffsettings.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/diffsettings.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ def handle_noargs(self, **options):
         from django.conf import settings, global_settings
 
         # Because settings are imported lazily, we need to explicitly load them.
-        settings._import_settings()
+        settings._setup()
 
-        user_settings = module_to_dict(settings._target)
+        user_settings = module_to_dict(settings._wrapped)
         default_settings = module_to_dict(global_settings)
 
         output = []