diff --git a/completion_aggregator/settings/aws.py b/completion_aggregator/settings/aws.py
index 6a0ea5dd..84852801 100644
--- a/completion_aggregator/settings/aws.py
+++ b/completion_aggregator/settings/aws.py
@@ -4,16 +4,11 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
 
-from event_routing_backends.settings import production as erb_settings
-
 
 def plugin_settings(settings):
     """
     Modify the provided settings object with settings specific to this plugin.
     """
-    # Load Event Routing Backend production settings first.
-    erb_settings.plugin_settings(settings)
-
     settings.COMPLETION_AGGREGATOR_BLOCK_TYPES = set(settings.ENV_TOKENS.get(
         'COMPLETION_AGGREGATOR_BLOCK_TYPES',
         settings.COMPLETION_AGGREGATOR_BLOCK_TYPES,