diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index 7760d27e43..36f40393fa 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'openedx.core.storage.ProductionStorage'
 # List of finder classes that know how to find static files in various locations.
 # Note: the pipeline finder is included to be able to discover optimized files
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
-    'openedx.core.djangoapps.theming.finders.ComprehensiveThemeFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
     'pipeline.finders.PipelineFinder',
diff --git a/cms/envs/devstack.py b/cms/envs/devstack.py
index 044a997cea..64d417be63 100644
--- a/cms/envs/devstack.py
+++ b/cms/envs/devstack.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'openedx.core.storage.DevelopmentStorage'
 
 # Revert to the default set of finders as we don't want the production pipeline
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
-    'openedx.core.djangoapps.theming.finders.ComprehensiveThemeFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
 ]
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index a1aae30155..94e97a4e0f 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -1163,7 +1163,6 @@ STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'openedx.core.storage.ProductionStorage'
 # List of finder classes that know how to find static files in various locations.
 # Note: the pipeline finder is included to be able to discover optimized files
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
-    'openedx.core.djangoapps.theming.finders.ComprehensiveThemeFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
     'pipeline.finders.PipelineFinder',
diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack.py b/lms/envs/devstack.py
index 3445bf21a5..a0ff8932ce 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack.py
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'openedx.core.storage.DevelopmentStorage'
 
 # Revert to the default set of finders as we don't want the production pipeline
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
-    'openedx.core.djangoapps.theming.finders.ComprehensiveThemeFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
 ]
diff --git a/openedx/core/storage.py b/openedx/core/storage.py
index 6607b27c0c..ff17694707 100644
--- a/openedx/core/storage.py
+++ b/openedx/core/storage.py
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ Django storage backends for Open edX.
 from django.contrib.staticfiles.storage import StaticFilesStorage, CachedFilesMixin
 from pipeline.storage import PipelineMixin, NonPackagingMixin
 from require.storage import OptimizedFilesMixin
-from openedx.core.djangoapps.theming.storage import ComprehensiveThemingAwareMixin
 
 
 class ProductionStorage(
-        ComprehensiveThemingAwareMixin,
         OptimizedFilesMixin,
         PipelineMixin,
         CachedFilesMixin,
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ class ProductionStorage(
 
 
 class DevelopmentStorage(
-        ComprehensiveThemingAwareMixin,
         NonPackagingMixin,
         PipelineMixin,
         StaticFilesStorage