diff --git a/aleksis/core/settings.py b/aleksis/core/settings.py
index f1273c67042037b0b95f29b1430949993e8d270c..3a085a7848fc4b562dac11b925a13195f903223b 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/settings.py
+++ b/aleksis/core/settings.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ DEBUG_TOOLBAR_PANELS = [
 UWSGI = {
     "module": "aleksis.core.wsgi",
 }
-UWSGI_SERVE_STATIC = _settings.get("dev.uwsgi.serve_static", DEBUG)
+UWSGI_SERVE_STATIC = True
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = _settings.get("http.allowed_hosts", [])
 
diff --git a/aleksis/core/urls.py b/aleksis/core/urls.py
index fc11daf88e3cdbddd8341362a26d7a1d794a07bd..cd11d664845edfd9d35d553a90476bc6c6b5b0f6 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/urls.py
+++ b/aleksis/core/urls.py
@@ -199,10 +199,6 @@ urlpatterns = [
     ),
 ]
 
-# Serve static files from STATIC_ROOT to make it work with runserver
-# collectstatic is also required in development for this
-urlpatterns += static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
-
 # Serve media files from MEDIA_ROOT to make it work with runserver
 urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)