diff --git a/netbox/dcim/__init__.py b/netbox/dcim/__init__.py
index 886472672..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/__init__.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-default_app_config = 'dcim.apps.IPAMConfig'
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 917b2ee4d..a043765f9 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'rest_framework',
     'rest_framework_swagger',
     'circuits',
-    'dcim',
+    'dcim.apps.IPAMConfig',
     'ipam',
     'extras',
     'secrets',