diff --git a/horizon/files/horizon_settings/_local_settings.py b/horizon/files/horizon_settings/_local_settings.py
index 476272a..cc5d096 100644
--- a/horizon/files/horizon_settings/_local_settings.py
+++ b/horizon/files/horizon_settings/_local_settings.py
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@
 
 CACHES = {
     'default': {
-{# TODO(vsaienko) remove this as we do not have custom cache backend starting from Pike #}
-{%- if server.version in ['mitaka', 'newton', 'ocata'] %}
-        'OPTIONS': {
-                'DEAD_RETRY': 1,
-                'SERVER_RETRIES': 1,
-                'SOCKET_TIMEOUT': 1,
-        },
-{%- endif %}
         'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache',
         {%- if app.cache.members is defined %}
         'LOCATION': "{%- for member in app.cache.members %}{{ member.host }}:{{ member.port }}{% if not loop.last %};{% endif %}{%- endfor %}"