diff --git a/webvirtmgr/local/local_settings.py.example b/webvirtmgr/local/local_settings.py.example
index c9a92703..117ceee6 100644
--- a/webvirtmgr/local/local_settings.py.example
+++ b/webvirtmgr/local/local_settings.py.example
@@ -18,18 +18,21 @@ LOCAL_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 from webvirtmgr.utils import secret_key
 SECRET_KEY = secret_key.generate_or_read_from_file(os.path.join(LOCAL_PATH, '.secret_key_store'))
 
-# Authentication Backends
-AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
-#    'django_auth_ldap.backend.LDAPBackend',
-    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
-)
-
 ADMINS = (
     # ('Your Name', 'your_email@example.com'),
 )
 
 MANAGERS = ADMINS
 
+# Uncomment the relevant entries for ldap authentication
+# import ldap
+# from django_auth_ldap.config import LDAPSearch,GroupOfUniqueNamesType
+
+#AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
+#    'django_auth_ldap.backend.LDAPBackend',
+#    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
+#)
+
 # If the system is unable to verify the directory cert then change these settings
 #AUTH_LDAP_GLOBAL_OPTIONS = {
 #  ldap.OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT: True,
diff --git a/webvirtmgr/settings.py b/webvirtmgr/settings.py
index 552234ea..4279df46 100644
--- a/webvirtmgr/settings.py
+++ b/webvirtmgr/settings.py
@@ -6,45 +6,12 @@
 DEBUG = False
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
 
-AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
-#    'django_auth_ldap.backend.LDAPBackend',
-    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
-)
-
 ADMINS = (
     # ('Your Name', 'your_email@example.com'),
 )
 
 MANAGERS = ADMINS
 
-# Uncomment the relevant entries for ldap authentication
-# import ldap
-# from django_auth_ldap.config import LDAPSearch,GroupOfUniqueNamesType
-
-# If the system is unable to verify the directory cert then change these settings
-#AUTH_LDAP_GLOBAL_OPTIONS = {
-#  ldap.OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT: True,
-#  ldap.OPT_X_TLS_DEMAND: True,
-#  ldap.OPT_REFERRALS: False,
-#  ldap.OPT_X_TLS_CACERTDIR: "/etc/pki/tls/certs/",
-#}
-
-#AUTH_LDAP_SERVER_URI = "ldaps://ldapserverhostname.example.com"
-#AUTH_LDAP_BIND_DN = "uid=binduser,ou=systemusers,dc=example,dc=com"
-#AUTH_LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD = "<ldapbindpassword>"
-#AUTH_LDAP_USER_SEARCH = LDAPSearch("ou=users,dc=example,dc=com",
-#    ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, "(uid=%(user)s)")
-#AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_SEARCH = LDAPSearch("ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com",
-#    ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, "(objectClass=groupOfUniqueNames)"
-#)
-#AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_TYPE = GroupOfUniqueNamesType()
-#
-#AUTH_LDAP_USER_FLAGS_BY_GROUP = {
-#    "is_active": ["cn=grouptopermit1,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com", "cn=grouptopermit2,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com"],
-#    "is_staff": "cn=grouptopermit2,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com",
-#    "is_superuser": "cn=grouptopermit2,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com"
-#}
-
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',