diff --git a/helm/settings_local.py b/helm/settings_local.py
index 8ffbf9e61e..437b4e618d 100644
--- a/helm/settings_local.py
+++ b/helm/settings_local.py
@@ -169,95 +169,43 @@
 DE_GFM_BINARY = "/usr/local/bin/de-gfm"
 IDSUBMIT_IDNITS_BINARY = "/usr/local/bin/idnits"
 
-## below here is from dev settings_local --jlr
-# IDSUBMIT_IDNITS_BINARY = "/usr/local/bin/idnits"
-# IDSUBMIT_REPOSITORY_PATH = "/test/id/"
-# IDSUBMIT_STAGING_PATH = "/test/staging/"
-# 
-# AGENDA_PATH = "/assets/www6s/proceedings/"
-# MEETINGHOST_LOGO_PATH = AGENDA_PATH
-# 
-# MEDIA_BASE_DIR = "/assets"
-# MEDIA_ROOT = MEDIA_BASE_DIR + "/media/"
-# MEDIA_URL = "/media/"
-# 
-# PHOTOS_DIRNAME = "photo"
-# PHOTOS_DIR = MEDIA_ROOT + PHOTOS_DIRNAME
-# 
-# SUBMIT_YANG_CATALOG_MODEL_DIR = "/assets/ietf-ftp/yang/catalogmod/"
-# SUBMIT_YANG_DRAFT_MODEL_DIR = "/assets/ietf-ftp/yang/draftmod/"
-# SUBMIT_YANG_INVAL_MODEL_DIR = "/assets/ietf-ftp/yang/invalmod/"
-# SUBMIT_YANG_IANA_MODEL_DIR = "/assets/ietf-ftp/yang/ianamod/"
-# SUBMIT_YANG_RFC_MODEL_DIR = "/assets/ietf-ftp/yang/rfcmod/"
-# 
-# # Set INTERNAL_IPS for use within Docker. See https://knasmueller.net/fix-djangos-debug-toolbar-not-showing-inside-docker
-# import socket
-# hostname, _, ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())
-# INTERNAL_IPS = [".".join(ip.split(".")[:-1] + ["1"]) for ip in ips]
-# 
-# # DEV_TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = [
-# #    'ietf.context_processors.sql_debug',
-# # ]
-# 
-# DOCUMENT_PATH_PATTERN = "/assets/ietfdata/doc/{doc.type_id}/"
-# INTERNET_DRAFT_PATH = "/assets/ietf-ftp/internet-drafts/"
-# RFC_PATH = "/assets/ietf-ftp/rfc/"
-# CHARTER_PATH = "/assets/ietf-ftp/charter/"
-# BOFREQ_PATH = "/assets/ietf-ftp/bofreq/"
-# CONFLICT_REVIEW_PATH = "/assets/ietf-ftp/conflict-reviews/"
-# STATUS_CHANGE_PATH = "/assets/ietf-ftp/status-changes/"
-# INTERNET_DRAFT_ARCHIVE_DIR = "/assets/archive/id"
-# INTERNET_ALL_DRAFTS_ARCHIVE_DIR = "/assets/archive/id"
-# BIBXML_BASE_PATH = "/assets/ietfdata/derived/bibxml"
-# IDSUBMIT_REPOSITORY_PATH = INTERNET_DRAFT_PATH
-# 
-# NOMCOM_PUBLIC_KEYS_DIR = "data/nomcom_keys/public_keys/"
-# SLIDE_STAGING_PATH = "/test/staging/"
-# 
-# DE_GFM_BINARY = "/usr/local/bin/de-gfm"
-# 
-# # OIDC configuration
-# SITE_URL = os.environ.get("OIDC_SITE_URL")
-# 
-# # todo: parameterize memcached url in settings.py
-# MEMCACHED_HOST = os.environ.get("MEMCACHED_SERVICE_HOST", "127.0.0.1")
-# MEMCACHED_PORT = os.environ.get("MEMCACHED_SERVICE_PORT", "11211")
-# from ietf import __version__
-# CACHES = {
-#     "default": {
-#         "BACKEND": "ietf.utils.cache.LenientMemcacheCache",
-#         "LOCATION": f"{MEMCACHED_HOST}:{MEMCACHED_PORT}",
-#         "VERSION": __version__,
-#         "KEY_PREFIX": "ietf:dt",
-#         "KEY_FUNCTION": lambda key, key_prefix, version: (
-#             f"{key_prefix}:{version}:{sha384(str(key).encode('utf8')).hexdigest()}"
-#         ),
-#     },
-#     "sessions": {
-#         "BACKEND": "ietf.utils.cache.LenientMemcacheCache",
-#         "LOCATION": f"{MEMCACHED_HOST}:{MEMCACHED_PORT}",
-#         # No release-specific VERSION setting.
-#         "KEY_PREFIX": "ietf:dt",
-#     },
-#     "htmlized": {
-#         "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.filebased.FileBasedCache",
-#         "LOCATION": "/a/cache/datatracker/htmlized",
-#         "OPTIONS": {
-#             "MAX_ENTRIES": 100000,  # 100,000
-#         },
-#     },
-#     "pdfized": {
-#         "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.filebased.FileBasedCache",
-#         "LOCATION": "/a/cache/datatracker/pdfized",
-#         "OPTIONS": {
-#             "MAX_ENTRIES": 100000,  # 100,000
-#         },
-#     },
-#     "slowpages": {
-#         "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.filebased.FileBasedCache",
-#         "LOCATION": "/a/cache/datatracker/slowpages",
-#         "OPTIONS": {
-#             "MAX_ENTRIES": 5000,
-#         },
-#     },
-# }
+# Duplicating production cache from settings.py and using it whether we're in production mode or not 
+from ietf import __version__
+CACHES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "ietf.utils.cache.LenientMemcacheCache",
+        "LOCATION": f"{MEMCACHED_HOST}:{MEMCACHED_PORT}",
+        "VERSION": __version__,
+        "KEY_PREFIX": "ietf:dt",
+        "KEY_FUNCTION": lambda key, key_prefix, version: (
+            f"{key_prefix}:{version}:{sha384(str(key).encode('utf8')).hexdigest()}"
+        ),
+    },
+    "sessions": {
+        "BACKEND": "ietf.utils.cache.LenientMemcacheCache",
+        "LOCATION": f"{MEMCACHED_HOST}:{MEMCACHED_PORT}",
+        # No release-specific VERSION setting.
+        "KEY_PREFIX": "ietf:dt",
+    },
+    "htmlized": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.filebased.FileBasedCache",
+        "LOCATION": "/a/cache/datatracker/htmlized",
+        "OPTIONS": {
+            "MAX_ENTRIES": 100000,  # 100,000
+        },
+    },
+    "pdfized": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.filebased.FileBasedCache",
+        "LOCATION": "/a/cache/datatracker/pdfized",
+        "OPTIONS": {
+            "MAX_ENTRIES": 100000,  # 100,000
+        },
+    },
+    "slowpages": {
+        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.filebased.FileBasedCache",
+        "LOCATION": "/a/cache/datatracker/slowpages",
+        "OPTIONS": {
+            "MAX_ENTRIES": 5000,
+        },
+    },
+}