diff --git a/djangocms_version_locking/cms_config.py b/djangocms_version_locking/cms_config.py
index a3bee3b..e26f065 100644
--- a/djangocms_version_locking/cms_config.py
+++ b/djangocms_version_locking/cms_config.py
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ def add_alias_version_lock(obj, field):
 
 
 class VersionLockingCMSExtension(CMSAppExtension):
-    def __init__(self):
-        # The monkey patch is here to be sure that at module load time the Version class
-        # is registered and can be overriden without requiring a strict load order
-        # in the INSTALLED_APPS setting in a projects settings.py. This is why this patch
-        # Isn't loaded from: VersionLockingConfig.ready
-        from .monkeypatch import admin as monkeypatch_admin  # noqa: F401
 
     def configure_app(self, cms_config):
         pass
diff --git a/djangocms_version_locking/monkeypatch/admin.py b/djangocms_version_locking/monkeypatch/admin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9060e86..0000000
--- a/djangocms_version_locking/monkeypatch/admin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-from django.template.loader import render_to_string
-
-from djangocms_versioning import admin, constants
-from djangocms_versioning.helpers import version_is_locked
-
-
-def _locked(self, version):
-    """
-    Generate an locked field for Versioning Admin, to override the default locked icon from djangocms-versioning.
-    """
-    if version.state == constants.DRAFT and version_is_locked(version):
-        return render_to_string('djangocms_version_locking/admin/locked_icon.html')
-    return ""
-
-
-admin.VersionAdmin.locked = _locked
-
-
-# Add Version Locking css media to the Versioning Admin instance
-additional_css = ('djangocms_version_locking/css/version-locking.css',)
-# admin.VersionAdmin.Media.css['all'] = admin.VersionAdmin.Media.css['all'] + additional_css
-setattr(admin.VersionAdmin.Media, 'css', {"all": ('djangocms_version_locking/css/version-locking.css',)})
diff --git a/tests/test_admin_monkeypatch.py b/tests/test_admin_monkeypatch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d8f53a8..0000000
--- a/tests/test_admin_monkeypatch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-from cms.test_utils.testcases import CMSTestCase
-
-from djangocms_versioning.helpers import version_list_url
-
-from djangocms_version_locking.test_utils import factories
-
-
-class VersionLockedIconTestCase(CMSTestCase):
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpTestData(cls):
-        cls.default_permissions = ["change_pollcontentversion"]
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.superuser = self.get_superuser()
-        self.regular_user = self._create_user(
-            "regular",
-            is_staff=True,
-            permissions=["view_pollcontentversion"] + self.default_permissions,
-        )
-
-    def test_version_locked_icon_added(self):
-        """
-        With the admin monkeypatch, the locked icon template is override
-        """
-        poll_version = factories.PollVersionFactory(created_by=self.superuser)
-        changelist_url = version_list_url(poll_version.content)
-
-        with self.login_user_context(self.regular_user):
-            response = self.client.post(changelist_url)
-        self.assertContains(response, '<span class="cms-version-locked-status-icon" title="Locked">')
-        self.assertContains(response, '<img src="/static/djangocms_version_locking/svg/lock.svg">')
-
-
-class VersionLockMediaMonkeyPatchTestCase(CMSTestCase):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.superuser = self.get_superuser()
-
-    def test_version_locking_css_media_loaded(self):
-        """
-        The verison locking css media is loaded on the page
-        """
-        poll_version = factories.PollVersionFactory(created_by=self.superuser)
-        changelist_url = version_list_url(poll_version.content)
-        css_file = "djangocms_version_locking/css/version-locking.css"
-
-        with self.login_user_context(self.superuser):
-            response = self.client.post(changelist_url)
-
-        self.assertContains(response, css_file)