diff --git a/build/apps.py b/build/apps.py
index 313bdd6..09523c2 100644
--- a/build/apps.py
+++ b/build/apps.py
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@ class ReleaseConfig(AppConfig):
     name = "build"
 
     def ready(self):
+        from .conf import settings  # noqa
+
         # Implicitly connect a signal handlers decorated with @receiver.
         from . import signals  # noqa
diff --git a/hotfix/apps.py b/hotfix/apps.py
index b458af9..c7268b3 100644
--- a/hotfix/apps.py
+++ b/hotfix/apps.py
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 class HotfixConfig(AppConfig):
     name = "hotfix"
+
+    def ready(self):
+        from .conf import settings  # noqa
diff --git a/panel/apps.py b/panel/apps.py
index 4901ee4..6440f7e 100644
--- a/panel/apps.py
+++ b/panel/apps.py
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 class PanelConfig(AppConfig):
     name = "panel"
+
+    def ready(self):
+        from .conf import settings  # noqa
diff --git a/panel/models.py b/panel/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 16e0ddb..0000000
--- a/panel/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2020 The Sipwise Team - http://sipwise.com
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
-# any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-# more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-# This is needed due to:
-#
-# AppConf classes depend on being imported during startup of the Django
-# process. Even though there are multiple modules loaded automatically, only
-# the models modules (usually the models.py file of your app) are guaranteed
-# to be loaded at startup. Therefore it’s recommended to put your AppConf
-# subclass(es) there, too.
-#
-# https://django-appconf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
-from .conf import settings  # noqa
diff --git a/release_changed/apps.py b/release_changed/apps.py
index 3c14be3..c7c522b 100644
--- a/release_changed/apps.py
+++ b/release_changed/apps.py
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 class ReleaseChangedConfig(AppConfig):
     name = "release_changed"
+
+    def ready(self):
+        from .conf import settings  # noqa
diff --git a/release_dashboard/apps.py b/release_dashboard/apps.py
index 647d575..619b57d 100644
--- a/release_dashboard/apps.py
+++ b/release_dashboard/apps.py
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 
 class ReleaseDashboardConfig(AppConfig):
     name = "release_dashboard"
+
+    def ready(self):
+        from .conf import settings  # noqa