diff --git a/config/django/base.py b/config/django/base.py
index d90a4a5e..b93df957 100644
--- a/config/django/base.py
+++ b/config/django/base.py
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
+    # http://whitenoise.evans.io/en/stable/django.html#using-whitenoise-in-development
+    'whitenoise.runserver_nostatic',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     *THIRD_PARTY_APPS,
     *LOCAL_APPS,
diff --git a/requirements/production.txt b/requirements/production.txt
index 5849f45d..e31fb49e 100644
--- a/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/requirements/production.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 -r base.txt
 
-whitenoise==5.3.0
 gunicorn==20.1.0
 sentry-sdk==1.5.4