diff --git a/django/conf/global_settings.py b/django/conf/global_settings.py
index c52d8d9a89..2c48571787 100644
--- a/django/conf/global_settings.py
+++ b/django/conf/global_settings.py
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
 #     'django.middleware.http.ConditionalGetMiddleware',
 #     'django.middleware.gzip.GZipMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.doc.XViewMiddleware',
 )
 
 ############
diff --git a/django/conf/project_template/settings.py b/django/conf/project_template/settings.py
index 5c4a7cc5fa..bbf005ddea 100644
--- a/django/conf/project_template/settings.py
+++ b/django/conf/project_template/settings.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.doc.XViewMiddleware',
 )
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = '{{ project_name }}.urls'