diff --git a/tests/integration/test_notifications.py b/tests/integration/test_notifications.py
index 682c54a1..997c0d5b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_notifications.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.apps import apps
 from .. import factories as f
-from .. utils import set_settings
 
 from taiga.projects.notifications import services
 from taiga.projects.notifications import models
@@ -148,8 +147,9 @@ def test_users_to_notify():
     assert len(users) == 2
     assert users == {member1.user, issue.get_owner()}
 
-@set_settings(CHANGE_NOTIFICATIONS_MIN_INTERVAL=1)
-def test_send_notifications_using_services_method(mail):
+def test_send_notifications_using_services_method(settings, mail):
+    settings.CHANGE_NOTIFICATIONS_MIN_INTERVAL = 1
+
     project = f.ProjectFactory.create()
     member1 = f.MembershipFactory.create(project=project)
     member2 = f.MembershipFactory.create(project=project)
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ def test_send_notifications_using_services_method(mail):
     services.process_sync_notifications()
     assert len(mail.outbox) == 12
 
-@set_settings(CHANGE_NOTIFICATIONS_MIN_INTERVAL=1)
-def test_resource_notification_test(client, mail):
+def test_resource_notification_test(client, settings, mail):
+    settings.CHANGE_NOTIFICATIONS_MIN_INTERVAL = 1
+
     user1 = f.UserFactory.create()
     user2 = f.UserFactory.create()
     project = f.ProjectFactory.create(owner=user1)
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index f326505e..6a437129 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import functools
 import json
 
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.db.models import signals
 
 
@@ -39,55 +38,6 @@ def signals_switch():
 disconnect_signals, reconnect_signals = signals_switch()
 
 
-def set_settings(**new_settings):
-    """Decorator for set django settings that will be only available during the
-    wrapped-function execution.
-
-    For example:
-        @set_settings(FOO='bar')
-        def myfunc():
-            ...
-
-       @set_settings(FOO='bar')
-       class TestCase:
-           ...
-    """
-    def decorator(testcase):
-        if type(testcase) is type:
-            namespace = {"OVERRIDE_SETTINGS": new_settings, "ORIGINAL_SETTINGS": {}}
-            wrapper = type(testcase.__name__, (SettingsTestCase, testcase), namespace)
-        else:
-            @functools.wraps(testcase)
-            def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-                old_settings = override_settings(new_settings)
-                try:
-                    testcase(*args, **kwargs)
-                finally:
-                    override_settings(old_settings)
-
-        return wrapper
-
-    return decorator
-
-
-def override_settings(new_settings):
-    old_settings = {}
-    for name, new_value in new_settings.items():
-        old_settings[name] = getattr(settings, name, None)
-        setattr(settings, name, new_value)
-    return old_settings
-
-
-class SettingsTestCase(object):
-    @classmethod
-    def setup_class(cls):
-        cls.ORIGINAL_SETTINGS = override_settings(cls.OVERRIDE_SETTINGS)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def teardown_class(cls):
-        override_settings(cls.ORIGINAL_SETTINGS)
-        cls.OVERRIDE_SETTINGS.clear()
-
 def _helper_test_http_method_responses(client, method, url, data, users, after_each_request=None,
                                        content_type="application/json"):
     results = []