diff --git a/django/conf/project_template/settings.py b/django/conf/project_template/settings.py
index 63e07c061a2..d6f34a28dbc 100644
--- a/django/conf/project_template/settings.py
+++ b/django/conf/project_template/settings.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
 
 SITE_ID = 1
 
+# If you set this to False, Django will make some optimizations so as not
+# to load the internationalization machinery.
+USE_I18N = True
+
 # Absolute path to the directory that holds media.
 # Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/"
 MEDIA_ROOT = ''