diff --git a/doc/source/topics/deployment.rst b/doc/source/topics/deployment.rst
index 005aa98202..311e87682e 100644
--- a/doc/source/topics/deployment.rst
+++ b/doc/source/topics/deployment.rst
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ and cache as discussed above and then using::
 Cookies
 -------
 
-If you're using Django 1.4 or later, a new session backend is available to you
-which avoids server load and scaling problems: the ``signed_cookies`` backend!
+``signed_cookies`` is a session backend that is available to you which avoids
+server load and scaling problems.
 
 This backend stores session data in a cookie which is stored by the
 user's browser. The backend uses a cryptographic signing technique to ensure
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ following to ``local_settings.py``::
 
 Client-side JavaScript will not be able to access the cookie if this set to
 True. Note that the HTTPOnly is a flag included in Set-Cookie HTTP response
-header and is not honored consistently by all browsers. This is available from
-Django 1.7
+header and is not honored consistently by all browsers.
 
 Additionally, adding the following flags to ``local_settings.py`` marks the
 cookies as secure, which ensures that the cookie is only sent under an HTTPS
@@ -223,10 +222,6 @@ connection::
     CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
     SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 
-Note that the CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE option is only available from Django 1.4 and
-SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE from Django 1.7. It does no harm to have the setting in
-earlier versions, but it does not take effect.
-
 You can also disable `browser autocompletion`_ for the authentication form by
 modifying the ``HORIZON_CONFIG`` dictionary in ``local_settings.py`` by adding
 the key ``password_autocomplete`` with the value ``off`` as shown here::
diff --git a/doc/source/topics/install.rst b/doc/source/topics/install.rst
index c0a193158b..33eba0a782 100644
--- a/doc/source/topics/install.rst
+++ b/doc/source/topics/install.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ System Requirements
 ===================
 
 * Python 2.7
-* Django 1.6 (1.4 and 1.5 are supported too)
+* Django 1.7 or 1.8
 * Minimum required set of running OpenStack services are:
 
   * nova: OpenStack Compute
diff --git a/doc/source/topics/settings.rst b/doc/source/topics/settings.rst
index afbf4fff5d..3d01981e6b 100755
--- a/doc/source/topics/settings.rst
+++ b/doc/source/topics/settings.rst
@@ -1237,9 +1237,8 @@ IP address, that should be added. The setting may contain more than one entry.
 
 .. note::
 
-    ALLOWED_HOSTS is required for versions of Django 1.5 and newer.
-    If Horizon is running in production (DEBUG is False), set this
-    with the list of host/domain names that the application can serve.
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS is required. If Horizon is running in production (DEBUG is False),
+    set this with the list of host/domain names that the application can serve.
     For more information see:
     https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts