diff --git a/core/forms.py b/core/forms.py
index a5d265c..3ddb3d9 100644
--- a/core/forms.py
+++ b/core/forms.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class SubmitFormPage(WagtailCaptchaEmailForm if has_recaptcha() else AbstractEma
     """
     Form page, inherits from WagtailCaptchaEmailForm if available, otherwise fallback to AbstractEmailForm
     """
-    search_fields = ()
+    search_fields = []
     body = RichTextField(blank=True, help_text='Edit the content you want to see before the form.')
     thank_you_text = RichTextField(blank=True, help_text='Set the message users will see after submitting the form.')
 
diff --git a/core/migrations/0006_wagtail_1_6_upgrade.py b/core/migrations/0006_wagtail_1_6_upgrade.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e64e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/migrations/0006_wagtail_1_6_upgrade.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('core', '0005_auto_20161004_1431'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='submitformfield',
+            name='choices',
+            field=models.TextField(help_text='Comma separated list of choices. Only applicable in checkboxes, radio and dropdown.', verbose_name='choices', blank=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='submitformpage',
+            name='to_address',
+            field=models.CharField(help_text='Optional - form submissions will be emailed to these addresses. Separate multiple addresses by comma.', max_length=255, verbose_name='to address', blank=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='wagtailcompanypage',
+            name='company_url',
+            field=models.URLField(help_text=b'Paste the URL of your site, something like "https://www.springload.co.nz"', null=True, blank=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/core/models.py b/core/models.py
index 899f31c..8ec2b7f 100644
--- a/core/models.py
+++ b/core/models.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class HomePage(Page, IndexPage):
         on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
         related_name='+'
     )
-    search_fields = ()
+    search_fields = []
 
     body = RichTextField(blank=True)
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class CompanyIndex(Page, IndexPage):
     HomePage class, inheriting from wagtailcore.Page straight away
     """
     subpage_types = ['core.WagtailCompanyPage']
-    search_fields = ()
+    search_fields = []
     body = RichTextField(null=True, blank=True)
     show_map = models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text='Show map of companies around the world.')
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class WagtailPage(Page):
     )
     body = RichTextField(blank=True)
     tags = ClusterTaggableManager(through=PageTag, blank=True)
-    search_fields = ()
+    search_fields = []
 
     @property
     def parent(self):
@@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ class WagtailCompanyPage(WagtailPage):
         related_name='+'
     )
 
-    search_fields = Page.search_fields + (  # Inherit search_fields from Page
+    search_fields = Page.search_fields + [
         index.SearchField('company_url', boost=1),
         index.SearchField('body_text', boost=1)
-    )
+    ]
 
     @property
     def lat(self):
@@ -380,10 +380,10 @@ class WagtailSitePage(WagtailPage):
         help_text='Paste the URL of your site, something like "http://www.springload.co.nz"',
     )
 
-    search_fields = Page.search_fields + (  # Inherit search_fields from Page
+    search_fields = Page.search_fields + [
         index.SearchField('site_url'),
         index.SearchField('body_text')
-    )
+    ]
 
     @property
     def og_image(self):
diff --git a/include/python2.7 b/include/python2.7
deleted file mode 120000
index ad4ca80..0000000
--- a/include/python2.7
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/include/python2.7
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/madewithwagtail/settings/__init__.py b/madewithwagtail/settings/__init__.py
index c787328..e69de29 100644
--- a/madewithwagtail/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/madewithwagtail/settings/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .dev import *
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index 5b1406c..d92bc40 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import sys
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "madewithwagtail.settings")
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "madewithwagtail.settings.dev")
 
     from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
 
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 962b3f3..567b80a 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-Django==1.8.15
+Django==1.8.17
 psycopg2==2.6.1
 django-compressor==2.0
-django-modelcluster==2.0
-django-taggit==0.18.1
-wagtail==1.4.6
+wagtail==1.9
 beautifulsoup4>=4.3.2
 wagtail-django-recaptcha==0.2
 wagtailgmaps==0.2.5