diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/badges/tests/test_models.py b/lms/djangoapps/badges/tests/test_models.py
index 256bf8972b..154dd74704 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/badges/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/badges/tests/test_models.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from lms.djangoapps.badges.models import (
     validate_badge_image
 )
 from lms.djangoapps.badges.tests.factories import BadgeAssertionFactory, BadgeClassFactory, RandomBadgeClassFactory
-from lms.djangoapps.certificates.tests.test_models import TEST_DATA_ROOT
+from lms.djangoapps.certificates.tests.test_models import TEST_DATA_ROOT, TEST_DATA_DIR
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def get_image(name):
     """
     Get one of the test images from the test data directory.
     """
-    return ImageFile(open(TEST_DATA_ROOT / 'badges' / name + '.png', mode='rb'))  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=bad-option-value, open-builtin
+    return ImageFile(open(f'{TEST_DATA_DIR}/badges/{name}.png', mode='rb'))  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=bad-option-value, open-builtin
 
 
 @override_settings(MEDIA_ROOT=TEST_DATA_ROOT)
diff --git a/requirements/constraints.txt b/requirements/constraints.txt
index 114241d0ce..28914fa08a 100644
--- a/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 # This file contains all common constraints for edx-repos
 -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/edx-lint/master/edx_lint/files/common_constraints.txt
 
-# latest version breaks the tests.
-django<2.2.21
+# edx-platform currently only supported for Django 2.2.x
+django<2.3
 
 # We do not support version django-config-models<1.0.0
 django-config-models>=1.0.0
diff --git a/requirements/edx-sandbox/py35.txt b/requirements/edx-sandbox/py35.txt
index a4abaf76fc..46b78f4b9b 100644
--- a/requirements/edx-sandbox/py35.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx-sandbox/py35.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ numpy==1.16.5
     #   chem
     #   matplotlib
     #   openedx-calc
-    #   scipy
 openedx-calc==1.0.9
     # via -r requirements/edx-sandbox/py35.in
 pycparser==2.20
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index badd068d59..f79f87f966 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ django-webpack-loader==0.7.0
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.in
     #   edx-proctoring
-django==2.2.20
+django==2.2.24
     # via
     #   -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/edx-lint/master/edx_lint/files/common_constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index d71ff1f5d2..a9f55922ea 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ django-webpack-loader==0.7.0
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
     #   edx-proctoring
-django==2.2.20
+django==2.2.24
     # via
     #   -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/edx-lint/master/edx_lint/files/common_constraints.txt
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/django.txt b/requirements/edx/django.txt
index c957454a76..f44fd3316c 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/django.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/django.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-django==2.2.20
+django==2.2.24