diff --git a/apigatewayauth/openapi.py b/apigatewayauth/openapi.py
index eceedde0042781f4e28b4047b38adf9326069c46..2f460776597e55ff923540bac21973dc83de0f9f 100644
--- a/apigatewayauth/openapi.py
+++ b/apigatewayauth/openapi.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-from api.scopes import SCOPES_TO_DESCRIPTION
+from django.conf import settings
 
 API_SERVICE_CLIENT_CREDENTIALS = 'API Service OAuth2 Client Credentials'
 API_SERVICE_ACCESS_CODE = 'API Service OAuth2 Access Code'
 
+SCOPES_TO_DESCRIPTION = getattr(settings, 'API_GATEWAY_SCOPES_TO_DESCRIPTION', {})
 
 SECURITY_DEFINITIONS = {
     API_SERVICE_CLIENT_CREDENTIALS: {