diff --git a/chatterbot/ext/django_chatterbot/settings.py b/chatterbot/ext/django_chatterbot/settings.py
index 3e7b243c3..9d749afaa 100644
--- a/chatterbot/ext/django_chatterbot/settings.py
+++ b/chatterbot/ext/django_chatterbot/settings.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     'storage_adapter': 'chatterbot.storage.DjangoStorageAdapter',
     'input_adapter': 'chatterbot.input.VariableInputTypeAdapter',
     'output_adapter': 'chatterbot.output.OutputAdapter',
-    'use_django_models': True,
     'django_app_name': 'django_chatterbot'
 }
 
diff --git a/chatterbot/storage/django_storage.py b/chatterbot/storage/django_storage.py
index 2b6a42625..32965093c 100644
--- a/chatterbot/storage/django_storage.py
+++ b/chatterbot/storage/django_storage.py
@@ -13,14 +13,24 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.adapter_supports_queries = False
         self.django_app_name = kwargs.get('django_app_name', 'django_chatterbot')
 
-    def count(self):
+    def get_statement_model(self):
+        from django.apps import apps
+        return apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Statement')
+
+    def get_response_model(self):
+        from django.apps import apps
+        return apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Response')
+
+    def get_conversation_model(self):
         from django.apps import apps
-        Statement = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Statement')
+        return apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Conversation')
+
+    def count(self):
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
         return Statement.objects.count()
 
     def find(self, statement_text):
-        from django.apps import apps
-        Statement = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Statement')
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
         try:
             return Statement.objects.get(text=statement_text)
         except Statement.DoesNotExist as e:
@@ -32,9 +42,8 @@ def filter(self, **kwargs):
         Returns a list of statements in the database
         that match the parameters specified.
         """
-        from django.apps import apps
-        Statement = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Statement')
         from django.db.models import Q
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
 
         order = kwargs.pop('order_by', None)
 
@@ -80,9 +89,8 @@ def update(self, statement):
         """
         Update the provided statement.
         """
-        from django.apps import apps
-        Statement = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Statement')
-        Response = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Response')
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
+        Response = self.get_model('response')
 
         response_statement_cache = statement.response_statement_cache
 
@@ -109,8 +117,7 @@ def get_random(self):
         """
         Returns a random statement from the database
         """
-        from django.apps import apps
-        Statement = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Statement')
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
         return Statement.objects.order_by('?').first()
 
     def remove(self, statement_text):
@@ -119,11 +126,10 @@ def remove(self, statement_text):
         Removes any responses from statements if the response text matches the
         input text.
         """
-        from django.apps import apps
         from django.db.models import Q
 
-        Statement = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Statement')
-        Response = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Response')
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
+        Response = self.get_model('response')
 
         statements = Statement.objects.filter(text=statement_text)
 
@@ -139,9 +145,7 @@ def get_latest_response(self, conversation_id):
         Returns the latest response in a conversation if it exists.
         Returns None if a matching conversation cannot be found.
         """
-        from django.apps import apps
-
-        Response = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Response')
+        Response = self.get_model('response')
 
         response = Response.objects.filter(
             conversations__id=conversation_id
@@ -158,8 +162,7 @@ def create_conversation(self):
         """
         Create a new conversation.
         """
-        from django.apps import apps
-        Conversation = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Conversation')
+        Conversation = self.get_model('conversation')
         conversation = Conversation.objects.create()
         return conversation.id
 
@@ -167,10 +170,8 @@ def add_to_conversation(self, conversation_id, statement, response):
         """
         Add the statement and response to the conversation.
         """
-        from django.apps import apps
-
-        Statement = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Statement')
-        Response = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Response')
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
+        Response = self.get_model('response')
 
         first_statement = Statement.objects.get(text=statement.text)
         first_response = Statement.objects.get(text=response.text)
@@ -186,11 +187,9 @@ def drop(self):
         """
         Remove all data from the database.
         """
-        from django.apps import apps
-
-        Statement = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Statement')
-        Response = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Response')
-        Conversation = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Conversation')
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
+        Response = self.get_model('response')
+        Conversation = self.get_model('conversation')
 
         Statement.objects.all().delete()
         Response.objects.all().delete()
@@ -203,9 +202,8 @@ def get_response_statements(self):
         in_response_to field. Otherwise, the logic adapter may find a closest
         matching statement that does not have a known response.
         """
-        from django.apps import apps
-        Statement = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Statement')
-        Response = apps.get_model(self.django_app_name, 'Response')
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
+        Response = self.get_model('response')
 
         responses = Response.objects.all()
 
diff --git a/chatterbot/storage/jsonfile.py b/chatterbot/storage/jsonfile.py
index d41ede719..838cc3431 100644
--- a/chatterbot/storage/jsonfile.py
+++ b/chatterbot/storage/jsonfile.py
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
 
         self.adapter_supports_queries = False
 
+    def get_statement_model(self):
+        """
+        Return the class for the statement model.
+        """
+        from chatterbot.conversation.statement import Statement
+
+        # Create a storage-aware statement
+        statement = Statement
+        statement.storage = self
+
+        return statement
+
     def _keys(self):
         # The value has to be cast as a list for Python 3 compatibility
         return list(self.database[0].keys())
@@ -71,7 +83,8 @@ def deserialize_responses(self, response_list):
         Takes the list of response items and returns
         the list converted to Response objects.
         """
-        proxy_statement = self.Statement('')
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
+        proxy_statement = Statement('')
 
         for response in response_list:
             data = response.copy()
@@ -88,6 +101,7 @@ def json_to_object(self, statement_data):
         """
         Converts a dictionary-like object to a Statement object.
         """
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
 
         # Don't modify the referenced object
         statement_data = statement_data.copy()
@@ -100,7 +114,7 @@ def json_to_object(self, statement_data):
         # Remove the text attribute from the values
         text = statement_data.pop('text')
 
-        return self.Statement(text, **statement_data)
+        return Statement(text, **statement_data)
 
     def _all_kwargs_match_values(self, kwarguments, values):
         for kwarg in kwarguments:
@@ -160,6 +174,7 @@ def update(self, statement):
         """
         Update a statement in the database.
         """
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
         data = statement.serialize()
 
         # Remove the text key from the data
@@ -170,7 +185,7 @@ def update(self, statement):
         for response_statement in statement.in_response_to:
             response = self.find(response_statement.text)
             if not response:
-                response = self.Statement(response_statement.text)
+                response = Statement(response_statement.text)
                 self.update(response)
 
         return statement
diff --git a/chatterbot/storage/mongodb.py b/chatterbot/storage/mongodb.py
index 504c59af0..9c6e332d8 100644
--- a/chatterbot/storage/mongodb.py
+++ b/chatterbot/storage/mongodb.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from chatterbot.storage import StorageAdapter
-from chatterbot.conversation import Response
 
 
 class Query(object):
@@ -113,10 +112,35 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
 
         self.base_query = Query()
 
+    def get_statement_model(self):
+        """
+        Return the class for the statement model.
+        """
+        from chatterbot.conversation.statement import Statement
+
+        # Create a storage-aware statement
+        statement = Statement
+        statement.storage = self
+
+        return statement
+
+    def get_response_model(self):
+        """
+        Return the class for the response model.
+        """
+        from chatterbot.conversation.response import Response
+
+        # Create a storage-aware response
+        response = Response
+        response.storage = self
+
+        return response
+
     def count(self):
         return self.statements.count()
 
     def find(self, statement_text):
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
         query = self.base_query.statement_text_equals(statement_text)
 
         values = self.statements.find_one(query.value())
@@ -131,14 +155,16 @@ def find(self, statement_text):
             values.get('in_response_to', [])
         )
 
-        return self.Statement(statement_text, **values)
+        return Statement(statement_text, **values)
 
     def deserialize_responses(self, response_list):
         """
         Takes the list of response items and returns
         the list converted to Response objects.
         """
-        proxy_statement = self.Statement('')
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
+        Response = self.get_model('response')
+        proxy_statement = Statement('')
 
         for response in response_list:
             text = response['text']
@@ -155,6 +181,7 @@ def mongo_to_object(self, statement_data):
         Return Statement object when given data
         returned from Mongo DB.
         """
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
         statement_text = statement_data['text']
         del statement_data['text']
 
@@ -162,7 +189,7 @@ def mongo_to_object(self, statement_data):
             statement_data.get('in_response_to', [])
         )
 
-        return self.Statement(statement_text, **statement_data)
+        return Statement(statement_text, **statement_data)
 
     def filter(self, **kwargs):
         """
diff --git a/chatterbot/storage/sql_storage.py b/chatterbot/storage/sql_storage.py
index 9bdfa6dd5..35c0ff53e 100644
--- a/chatterbot/storage/sql_storage.py
+++ b/chatterbot/storage/sql_storage.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import random
 from chatterbot.storage import StorageAdapter
 
 
@@ -79,11 +78,32 @@ def set_sqlite_pragma(dbapi_connection, connection_record):
         # ChatterBot's internal query builder is not yet supported for this adapter
         self.adapter_supports_queries = False
 
+    def get_statement_model(self):
+        """
+        Return the statement model.
+        """
+        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Statement
+        return Statement
+
+    def get_response_model(self):
+        """
+        Return the response model.
+        """
+        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Response
+        return Response
+
+    def get_conversation_model(self):
+        """
+        Return the conversation model.
+        """
+        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Conversation
+        return Conversation
+
     def count(self):
         """
         Return the number of entries in the database.
         """
-        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Statement
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
 
         session = self.Session()
         statement_count = session.query(Statement).count()
@@ -96,7 +116,7 @@ def __statement_filter(self, session, **kwargs):
 
         rtype: query
         """
-        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Statement
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
 
         _query = session.query(Statement)
         return _query.filter_by(**kwargs)
@@ -138,7 +158,8 @@ def filter(self, **kwargs):
         all listed attributes and in which all values
         match for all listed attributes will be returned.
         """
-        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Statement, Response
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
+        Response = self.get_model('response')
 
         session = self.Session()
 
@@ -199,7 +220,8 @@ def update(self, statement):
         Modifies an entry in the database.
         Creates an entry if one does not exist.
         """
-        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Statement, Response
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
+        Response = self.get_model('response')
 
         if statement:
             session = self.Session()
@@ -240,7 +262,7 @@ def create_conversation(self):
         """
         Create a new conversation.
         """
-        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Conversation
+        Conversation = self.get_model('conversation')
 
         session = self.Session()
         conversation = Conversation()
@@ -260,7 +282,8 @@ def add_to_conversation(self, conversation_id, statement, response):
         """
         Add the statement and response to the conversation.
         """
-        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Conversation, Statement
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
+        Conversation = self.get_model('conversation')
 
         session = self.Session()
         conversation = session.query(Conversation).get(conversation_id)
@@ -296,7 +319,7 @@ def get_latest_response(self, conversation_id):
         Returns the latest response in a conversation if it exists.
         Returns None if a matching conversation cannot be found.
         """
-        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Statement
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
 
         session = self.Session()
         statement = None
@@ -318,7 +341,9 @@ def get_random(self):
         """
         Returns a random statement from the database
         """
-        from chatterbot.ext.sqlalchemy_app.models import Statement
+        import random
+
+        Statement = self.get_model('statement')
 
         session = self.Session()
         count = self.count()
diff --git a/chatterbot/storage/storage_adapter.py b/chatterbot/storage/storage_adapter.py
index a9308de19..50beac78b 100644
--- a/chatterbot/storage/storage_adapter.py
+++ b/chatterbot/storage/storage_adapter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import logging
-import os
 
 
 class StorageAdapter(object):
@@ -17,24 +16,22 @@ def __init__(self, base_query=None, *args, **kwargs):
         self.adapter_supports_queries = True
         self.base_query = None
 
-    @property
-    def Statement(self):
+    def get_model(self, model_name):
         """
-        Create a storage-aware statement.
+        Return the model class for a given model name.
         """
 
-        if 'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE' in os.environ:
-            django_project = __import__(os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'])
-            if 'use_django_models' in django_project.settings.CHATTERBOT:
-                if django_project.settings.CHATTERBOT['use_django_models'] is True:
-                    from django.apps import apps
-                    Statement = apps.get_model(django_project.settings.CHATTERBOT['django_app_name'], 'Statement')
-                    return Statement
+        # The string must be lowercase
+        model_name = model_name.lower()
 
-        from chatterbot.conversation.statement import Statement
-        statement = Statement
-        statement.storage = self
-        return statement
+        kwarg_model_key = '%s_model' % (model_name, )
+
+        if kwarg_model_key in self.kwargs:
+            return self.kwargs.get(kwarg_model_key)
+
+        get_model_method = getattr(self, 'get_%s_model' % (model_name, ))
+
+        return get_model_method()
 
     def generate_base_query(self, chatterbot, session_id):
         """
diff --git a/docs/django/settings.rst b/docs/django/settings.rst
index e5098c4e9..f836018bf 100644
--- a/docs/django/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/django/settings.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,4 @@ Any setting that gets set in the CHATTERBOT dictionary will be passed to the cha
 Additional Django settings
 ==========================
 
-- :code:`use_django_models` [default: True] Use the Django models for storing learned conversation data.
-  If set to False, ChatterBot's non-Django objects will be used.
-- :code:`django_app_name` [default: 'django_chatterbot'] The Django app name to look up the models from.
\ No newline at end of file
+- ``django_app_name`` [default: 'django_chatterbot'] The Django app name to look up the models from.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 103148b2c..4315c9baa 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ setenv = PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 deps =
   django18: Django>=1.8,<1.9
   django19: Django>=1.9,<1.10
-  django110: Django>=1.10<1.11
+  django110: Django>=1.10,<1.11
   -rrequirements.txt
   -rdev-requirements.txt