diff --git a/python/sqlcommenter-python/google/cloud/sqlcommenter/django/middleware.py b/python/sqlcommenter-python/google/cloud/sqlcommenter/django/middleware.py
index 90d80995..033399f9 100644
--- a/python/sqlcommenter-python/google/cloud/sqlcommenter/django/middleware.py
+++ b/python/sqlcommenter-python/google/cloud/sqlcommenter/django/middleware.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 import django
 from django.db import connections
-from django.db.backends.utils import CursorDebugWrapper
 from google.cloud.sqlcommenter import add_sql_comment
 from google.cloud.sqlcommenter.opencensus import get_opencensus_values
 from google.cloud.sqlcommenter.opentelemetry import get_opentelemetry_values
@@ -90,8 +89,4 @@ def __call__(self, execute, sql, params, many, context):
         #  * https://github.com/basecamp/marginalia/issues/61
         #  * https://github.com/basecamp/marginalia/pull/80
 
-        # Add the query to the query log if debugging.
-        if isinstance(context['cursor'], CursorDebugWrapper):
-            context['connection'].queries_log.append(sql)
-
         return execute(sql, params, many, context)
diff --git a/python/sqlcommenter-python/tests/django/tests.py b/python/sqlcommenter-python/tests/django/tests.py
index e61cc205..984a304c 100644
--- a/python/sqlcommenter-python/tests/django/tests.py
+++ b/python/sqlcommenter-python/tests/django/tests.py
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
 import django
 from django.db import connection, connections
 from django.http import HttpRequest
-from django.test import TestCase, modify_settings, override_settings
+from django.test import TestCase, modify_settings
 from django.urls import resolve, reverse
-from google.cloud.sqlcommenter.django.middleware import (
-    QueryWrapper, SqlCommenter,
-)
+from google.cloud.sqlcommenter.django.middleware import QueryWrapper
 
 from ..compat import mock
 from ..opencensus_mock import mock_opencensus_tracer
@@ -43,8 +41,16 @@ def __call__(self, request):
             return self.get_response(request)
 
 
-# Query log only active if DEBUG=True.
-@override_settings(DEBUG=True)
+class SqlCaptureWrapper:
+    """Wrapper to capture the SQL after comments are added by QueryWrapper."""
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.captured_sql = None
+
+    def __call__(self, execute, sql, params, many, context):
+        self.captured_sql = sql
+        return execute(sql, params, many, context)
+
+
 class Tests(TestCase):
     databases = '__all__'
 
@@ -55,18 +61,22 @@ def get_request(path):
         return request
 
     def get_query(self, path='/'):
-        SqlCommenter(views.home)(self.get_request(path))
-        # Query with comment added by QueryWrapper and unaltered query added
-        # by Django's CursorDebugWrapper.
-        self.assertEqual(len(connection.queries), 2)
-        return connection.queries[0]
+        # Use a capture wrapper to intercept the SQL after QueryWrapper adds comments.
+        # QueryWrapper must be added first (outer), then capture (inner) to see modified SQL.
+        capture = SqlCaptureWrapper()
+        request = self.get_request(path)
+        with connection.execute_wrapper(QueryWrapper(request)):
+            with connection.execute_wrapper(capture):
+                views.home(request)
+        return capture.captured_sql
 
     def get_query_other_db(self, path='/', connection_name='default'):
-        SqlCommenter(views.home_other_db)(self.get_request(path))
-        # Query with comment added by QueryWrapper and unaltered query added
-        # by Django's CursorDebugWrapper.
-        self.assertEqual(len(connections[connection_name].queries), 2)
-        return connections[connection_name].queries[0]
+        capture = SqlCaptureWrapper()
+        request = self.get_request(path)
+        with connections[connection_name].execute_wrapper(QueryWrapper(request)):
+            with connections[connection_name].execute_wrapper(capture):
+                views.home_other_db(request)
+        return capture.captured_sql
 
     def assertRoute(self, route, query):
         # route available in Django 2.2 and later.