diff --git a/enterprise_catalog/celery.py b/enterprise_catalog/celery.py
index 4d4af9ab..0e02d0bc 100644
--- a/enterprise_catalog/celery.py
+++ b/enterprise_catalog/celery.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 # - namespace='CELERY' means all celery-related configuration keys
 #   should have a `CELERY_` prefix.
-app.conf.task_protocol = 1
 app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings', namespace="CELERY")
 
 # Load task modules from all registered Django app configs.