diff --git a/cms/envs/jasmine.py b/cms/envs/jasmine.py
index 70b5b217ef..e046a6d37c 100644
--- a/cms/envs/jasmine.py
+++ b/cms/envs/jasmine.py
@@ -35,4 +35,10 @@ JASMINE_TEST_DIRECTORY = PROJECT_ROOT + '/static/coffee'
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS.append(COMMON_ROOT / 'test' / 'phantom-jasmine' / 'lib')
 
+# Remove the localization middleware class because it requires the test database
+# to be sync'd and migrated in order to run the jasmine tests interactively
+# with a browser
+MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = tuple(e for e in MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES \
+                           if e != 'django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware')
+
 INSTALLED_APPS += ('django_jasmine', )
diff --git a/cms/envs/test.py b/cms/envs/test.py
index 0c91999a74..63b5efc645 100644
--- a/cms/envs/test.py
+++ b/cms/envs/test.py
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ TEST_RUNNER = 'django_nose.NoseTestSuiteRunner'
 
 TEST_ROOT = path('test_root')
 
-# Makes the tests run much faster...
-SOUTH_TESTS_MIGRATE = False   # To disable migrations and use syncdb instead
-
 # Want static files in the same dir for running on jenkins.
 STATIC_ROOT = TEST_ROOT / "staticfiles"