diff --git a/bugsink/settings/development.py b/bugsink/settings/development.py
index 1e5f62c..a9c2c26 100644
--- a/bugsink/settings/development.py
+++ b/bugsink/settings/development.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from .default import *  # noqa
-from .default import BASE_DIR, INSTALLED_APPS, MIDDLEWARE, LOGGING, DATABASES, I_AM_RUNNING
+from .default import BASE_DIR, LOGGING, DATABASES, I_AM_RUNNING
 
 import os
 
@@ -12,34 +12,6 @@ SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-$@clhhieazwnxnha-_zah&(bieq%yux7#^07&xsvhn58t)8@xw
 DEBUG = True
 
 
-# > The Debug Toolbar is shown only if your IP address is listed in Django’s INTERNAL_IPS setting. This means that for
-# > local development, you must add "127.0.0.1" to INTERNAL_IPS.
-INTERNAL_IPS = [
-    "127.0.0.1",
-]
-
-if not I_AM_RUNNING == "TEST":
-    INSTALLED_APPS += [
-        "debug_toolbar",
-    ]
-
-    MIDDLEWARE = [
-        "debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware",
-    ] + MIDDLEWARE
-
-    def show_toolbar_for_queryparam(request):
-        # avoid "django.core.exceptions.AppRegistryNotReady: Apps aren't loaded yet."
-        from debug_toolbar.middleware import show_toolbar
-
-        if "__debug__" not in request.path and not request.GET.get("debug", ""):
-            return False
-        return show_toolbar(request)
-
-    DEBUG_TOOLBAR_CONFIG = {
-        "SHOW_TOOLBAR_CALLBACK": show_toolbar_for_queryparam,
-    }
-
-
 # this way of configuring (DB, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD) is specific to the development environment
 if os.getenv("DB", "sqlite") == "mysql":
     DATABASES['default'] = {
diff --git a/bugsink/urls.py b/bugsink/urls.py
index 3fa95dc..560272b 100644
--- a/bugsink/urls.py
+++ b/bugsink/urls.py
@@ -89,14 +89,6 @@ if settings.DEBUG:
         path('trigger-error/', trigger_error),
     ]
 
-    try:
-        import debug_toolbar  # noqa
-        urlpatterns = [
-            path('__debug__/', include('debug_toolbar.urls')),
-        ] + urlpatterns
-    except ImportError:
-        pass
-
 
 handler400 = "bugsink.views.bad_request"
 handler403 = "bugsink.views.permission_denied"
diff --git a/requirements.development.txt b/requirements.development.txt
index 7cc7ae7..de895d2 100644
--- a/requirements.development.txt
+++ b/requirements.development.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 # testing/development only:
-django-debug-toolbar==5.2.*
 coverage