diff --git a/apps/user_management/__init__.py b/apps/user_management/__init__.py
index dcd34605a8..31dfdd1f67 100644
--- a/apps/user_management/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/user_management/__init__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-#from backups.api import AppBackup, ModelBackup
-#from app_registry import register_app, UnableToRegister
 from navigation.api import bind_links, register_multi_item_links
 from project_setup.api import register_setup
 
@@ -30,10 +28,3 @@ user_management_views = [
 
 register_setup(user_setup)
 register_setup(group_setup)
-
-#try:
-#    app = register_app('user_management', _(u'User management'))
-#except UnableToRegister:
-#    pass
-#else:
-#    AppBackup(app, [ModelBackup()])