diff --git a/accountsplus/settings.py b/accountsplus/settings.py
index 19bc6f1..6457653 100644
--- a/accountsplus/settings.py
+++ b/accountsplus/settings.py
@@ -79,5 +79,3 @@ def get_lockout_template():
 
 SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES = get_setting('LANGUAGES', False, DEFAULT_SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES)
 DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = get_setting('LANGUAGE_CODE', False, ENGLISH_LANGUAGE)
-
-GEOIP_URL = 'http://freegeoip.net/json'
diff --git a/accountsplus/timezone_utils.py b/accountsplus/timezone_utils.py
index f4aa694..013e171 100644
--- a/accountsplus/timezone_utils.py
+++ b/accountsplus/timezone_utils.py
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 import requests
 import pytz
 from ipware.ip import get_real_ip
-from django.conf import settings
+
+
+GEOIP_URL = 'http://freegeoip.net/json'
 
 
 def get_user_timezone_from_ip_address(request):
     ip = get_real_ip(request)
 
-    freegeoip_response = requests.get('{0}/{1}'.format(settings.GEOIP_URL, ip))
+    freegeoip_response = requests.get('{0}/{1}'.format(GEOIP_URL, ip))
     freegeoip_response_json = freegeoip_response.json()
     user_time_zone = freegeoip_response_json['time_zone']