diff --git a/sorl/thumbnail/base.py b/sorl/thumbnail/base.py
index 19418b890..b826fed10 100644
--- a/sorl/thumbnail/base.py
+++ b/sorl/thumbnail/base.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def get_thumbnail(self, file_, geometry_string, **options):
 
         # We have to check exists() because the Storage backend does not
         # overwrite in some implementations.
-        if settings.THUMBNAIL_FORCE_OVERWRITE or not thumbnail.exists():
+        if not thumbnail.exists():
             try:
                 source_image = default.engine.get_image(source)
             except IOError as e:
diff --git a/sorl/thumbnail/conf/defaults.py b/sorl/thumbnail/conf/defaults.py
index 9c413a735..83637e93d 100644
--- a/sorl/thumbnail/conf/defaults.py
+++ b/sorl/thumbnail/conf/defaults.py
@@ -113,7 +113,3 @@
 # Should we flatten images by default (fixes a lot of transparency issues with
 # imagemagick)
 THUMBNAIL_FLATTEN = False
-
-# Whenever we will check an existing thumbnail exists and avoid to overwrite or not.
-# Set this to true if you have an slow .exists() implementation on your storage backend of choice.
-THUMBNAIL_FORCE_OVERWRITE = False
diff --git a/tests/.coveragerc b/tests/.coveragerc
index 5dbf23c10..9df71046a 100644
--- a/tests/.coveragerc
+++ b/tests/.coveragerc
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [run]
 source = sorl
+exclude_lines =
+    pragma: no cover
+    if __name__ == .__main__.:
 
 omit =
     */sorl-thumbnail/sorl/__init__.py
@@ -7,9 +10,4 @@ omit =
     */sorl/thumbnail/conf/__init__.py
     */sorl/thumbnail/admin/compat.py
     */sorl/thumbnail/admin/__init__.py
-    */sorl/thumbnail/compat.py
-
-[report]
-exclude_lines =
-    pragma: no cover
-    if __name__ == .__main__.:
+    */sorl/thumbnail/compat.py
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