diff --git a/tests/runtests.py b/tests/runtests.py
index 56679ecb7c..89410f721c 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.py
+++ b/tests/runtests.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ REGRESSION_TEST_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), REGRESSION_TESTS_D
 ALWAYS_INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.auth',
-    'django.contrib.sites',
     'django.contrib.flatpages',
     'django.contrib.redirects',
     'django.contrib.sessions',