diff --git a/app/conf/common.py b/app/conf/common.py
index a44d7dd..3d11112 100644
--- a/app/conf/common.py
+++ b/app/conf/common.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.humanize',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'raven.contrib.django',
-    'nexus',
     'gargoyle',
     'south',
     'piston',
@@ -80,10 +79,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'tools',
 )
 
-AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
-    'sso.backends.SimpleHashModelBackend',
-)
-
 AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE = 'sso.SSOUser'
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = "/profile"
 LOGIN_URL = "/login"
diff --git a/app/sso/backends.py b/app/sso/backends.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 712d483..0000000
--- a/app/sso/backends.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-from django.contrib.auth.backends import ModelBackend
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from hashlib import sha1
-
-
-class SimpleHashModelBackend(ModelBackend):
-
-    supports_anonymous_user = False
-    supports_object_permissions = False
-    supports_inactive_user = False
-
-    def authenticate(self, username=None, password=None):
-        try:
-            user = User.objects.get(username=username)
-        except User.DoesNotExist:
-            return None
-
-        if '$' in user.password:
-            if user.check_password(password):
-                return user
-        else:
-            if user.password == sha1(password).hexdigest():
-		user.set_password(password)
-                return user
-
-        return None
diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index f27c8a5..d63bb26 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
                     <li><a href="{% url sso.views.user_lookup %}">Lookup User</a></li>
                 {% endif %}
                 {% if request.user.is_staff %}
-                    <li><a href="/nexus/">Admin</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="/admin/">Admin</a></li>
                 {% endif %}
                 {% if "sentry"|installed %}
                 {% if request.user.is_superuser %}
diff --git a/app/urls.py b/app/urls.py
index 342b278..5165dad 100644
--- a/app/urls.py
+++ b/app/urls.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ from django.contrib.auth.views import login
 from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns
 from django.conf import settings
 
-
 from utils import installed
 from registration.views import register
 from sso.forms import RegistrationFormUniqueEmailBlocked
 
+
 admin.autodiscover()
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ if installed('nexus'):
     nexus.autodiscover()
 
     urlpatterns += patterns('',
-        (r'^nexus/', include(nexus.site.urls)),
+        (r'^admin/', include('nexus.site.urls')),
+    )
+else:
+    urlpatterns += patterns('', 
+        url(r'^admin/', include('admin.site.urls')),
     )
 
 if settings.DEBUG: