diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 331c488d..06d4a4bf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ python:
   - "3.3"
   - "3.4"
 env:
-  - DJANGO_VERSION=1.5
-  - DJANGO_VERSION=1.6
-  - DJANGO_VERSION=1.7
   - DJANGO_VERSION=1.8
 # command to run tests
 install: ./install_redis.sh
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 4d55092d..e950f044 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ Docs can be found at http://django-redis-cache.readthedocs.org/en/latest/.
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.7.0
+-----
+
+* Drops support for Django < 1.8.
+
 1.5.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/redis_cache/backends/base.py b/redis_cache/backends/base.py
index 46d36d43..fb8f9156 100644
--- a/redis_cache/backends/base.py
+++ b/redis_cache/backends/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-from django.core.cache.backends.base import BaseCache, InvalidCacheBackendError
+from django.core.cache.backends.base import (
+    BaseCache, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, InvalidCacheBackendError,
+)
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 
 try:
@@ -10,7 +12,6 @@
 
 from redis.connection import DefaultParser
 
-from redis_cache.compat import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
 from redis_cache.connection import pool
 from redis_cache.utils import (
     CacheKey, get_servers, parse_connection_kwargs, import_class
diff --git a/redis_cache/backends/multiple.py b/redis_cache/backends/multiple.py
index 6db0d934..820dea98 100644
--- a/redis_cache/backends/multiple.py
+++ b/redis_cache/backends/multiple.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 
+from django.core.cache.backends.base import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+
 from redis_cache.backends.base import BaseRedisCache
-from redis_cache.compat import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
 from redis_cache.sharder import HashRing
 
 
diff --git a/redis_cache/backends/single.py b/redis_cache/backends/single.py
index 210c6589..f13aec74 100644
--- a/redis_cache/backends/single.py
+++ b/redis_cache/backends/single.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-from redis_cache.compat import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
-
 try:
     import cPickle as pickle
 except ImportError:
     import pickle
 import random
 
+from django.core.cache.backends.base import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+
 from redis_cache.backends.base import BaseRedisCache
 
 
diff --git a/redis_cache/compat.py b/redis_cache/compat.py
index b6a7d5e4..4d9dcb00 100644
--- a/redis_cache/compat.py
+++ b/redis_cache/compat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import sys
-import django
 
 
 PY3 = (sys.version_info >= (3,))
@@ -19,10 +18,3 @@
 else:
     bytes_type = str
     from urlparse import parse_qs, urlparse
-
-
-if django.VERSION[:2] >= (1, 6):
-    from django.core.cache.backends.base import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT as DJANGO_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
-    DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = DJANGO_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
-else:
-    DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = None
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f623efc5..b18a930f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
         "Topic :: Utilities",
         "Environment :: Web Environment",
         "Framework :: Django",
-        "Framework :: Django :: 1.5",
-        "Framework :: Django :: 1.6",
-        "Framework :: Django :: 1.7",
         "Framework :: Django :: 1.8",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/tests/testapp/tests/base_tests.py b/tests/testapp/tests/base_tests.py
index 1cb198d9..d86da1af 100644
--- a/tests/testapp/tests/base_tests.py
+++ b/tests/testapp/tests/base_tests.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import time
-import unittest
 
 
 try:
@@ -15,17 +14,13 @@
 
 from django.core.cache import get_cache
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-from django.test import TestCase
-try:
-    from django.test import override_settings
-except ImportError:
-    from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 import redis
 
 from tests.testapp.models import Poll, expensive_calculation
 from redis_cache.cache import RedisCache, pool
-from redis_cache.compat import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, smart_bytes
+from redis_cache.compat import smart_bytes
 from redis_cache.utils import get_servers, parse_connection_kwargs
 
 
@@ -294,7 +289,6 @@ def test_expiration(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.cache.get("expire2"), "newvalue")
         self.assertEqual("expire3" in self.cache, False)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT is None, "Version of django doesn't support indefinite timeouts.")
     def test_set_expiration_timeout_None(self):
         key, value = 'key', 'value'
         self.cache.set(key, value, timeout=None)
@@ -558,7 +552,6 @@ def test_ttl_set_expiry(self):
         ttl = self.cache.ttl('a')
         self.assertAlmostEqual(ttl, 10)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT is None, "Version of django doesn't support indefinite timeouts.")
     def test_ttl_no_expiry(self):
         self.cache.set('a', 'a', timeout=None)
         ttl = self.cache.ttl('a')
diff --git a/tests/testapp/tests/compressor_tests.py b/tests/testapp/tests/compressor_tests.py
index 660cf9d1..392e0c92 100644
--- a/tests/testapp/tests/compressor_tests.py
+++ b/tests/testapp/tests/compressor_tests.py
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-try:
-    from django.test import override_settings
-except ImportError:
-    from django.test.utils import override_settings
-from django.test import TestCase
-
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from tests.testapp.tests.base_tests import BaseRedisTestCase
 
diff --git a/tests/testapp/tests/master_slave_tests.py b/tests/testapp/tests/master_slave_tests.py
index 951f34fe..b1dad180 100644
--- a/tests/testapp/tests/master_slave_tests.py
+++ b/tests/testapp/tests/master_slave_tests.py
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import time
 
-from django.test import TestCase
-try:
-    from django.test import override_settings
-except ImportError:
-    from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from redis_cache.connection import pool
 
diff --git a/tests/testapp/tests/serializers_tests.py b/tests/testapp/tests/serializers_tests.py
index 403b5332..338ffe85 100644
--- a/tests/testapp/tests/serializers_tests.py
+++ b/tests/testapp/tests/serializers_tests.py
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from django.test import TestCase
-try:
-    from django.test import override_settings
-except ImportError:
-    from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from tests.testapp.tests.base_tests import SetupMixin
 
@@ -171,4 +167,3 @@ class MSGPackSerializerTestCase(BaseSerializerTestCase):
 class YAMLSerializerTestCase(BaseSerializerTestCase):
     converts_tuple_to_list = False
     serializes_objects = True
-
diff --git a/tests/testapp/tests/socket_tests.py b/tests/testapp/tests/socket_tests.py
index b02707e4..4efbf1a1 100644
--- a/tests/testapp/tests/socket_tests.py
+++ b/tests/testapp/tests/socket_tests.py
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@
 from tests.testapp.tests.base_tests import BaseRedisTestCase
 from tests.testapp.tests.multi_server_tests import MultiServerTests
 
-try:
-    from django.test import override_settings
-except ImportError:
-    from django.test.utils import override_settings
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 
 LOCATION = "unix://:yadayada@/tmp/redis0.sock?db=15"
diff --git a/tests/testapp/tests/socket_timeout_tests.py b/tests/testapp/tests/socket_timeout_tests.py
index 0dc381ab..90e7d52a 100644
--- a/tests/testapp/tests/socket_timeout_tests.py
+++ b/tests/testapp/tests/socket_timeout_tests.py
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-try:
-    from django.test import override_settings
-except ImportError:
-    from django.test.utils import override_settings
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from redis.exceptions import ConnectionError
 from tests.testapp.tests.base_tests import SetupMixin
diff --git a/tests/testapp/tests/tcp_tests.py b/tests/testapp/tests/tcp_tests.py
index 86a50382..1ebd6e1d 100644
--- a/tests/testapp/tests/tcp_tests.py
+++ b/tests/testapp/tests/tcp_tests.py
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from tests.testapp.tests.base_tests import BaseRedisTestCase
 from tests.testapp.tests.multi_server_tests import MultiServerTests
-try:
-    from django.test import override_settings
-except ImportError:
-    from django.test.utils import override_settings
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from redis_cache.cache import ImproperlyConfigured
 from redis.connection import UnixDomainSocketConnection