diff --git a/config/settings/base.py b/config/settings/base.py
index c00afa4f..044ea727 100644
--- a/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/config/settings/base.py
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ def __getitem__(self, item):  # noqa: D105, ANN001, ANN204
     setup.MapImage("wind_hatch", "images/map_wind_hatch.png"),
     setup.MapImage("pv_ground_hatch", "images/map_pv_ground_hatch.png"),
 ]
+# Legacy for distilling, see https://github.com/rl-institut/django-mapengine/issues/24
+MAP_ENGINE_REGIONS = []
 
 MAP_ENGINE_HOVER_LAYERS = ["municipality", "municipality-label"]