diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 938c4036ae67bd5d1e2efa07caf52fff7fdea2d3..ce08bf96660810a23207b542a647d535142e7a32 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ DEFAULT_GROUPS = []
 # If this is true, random scores will be generated for the purpose of debugging the profile graphs
 GENERATE_PROFILE_SCORES = False
 
+# Used with XQueue
+XQUEUE_WAITTIME_BETWEEN_REQUESTS = 5 # seconds
+
 ############################# SET PATH INFORMATION #############################
 PROJECT_ROOT = path(__file__).abspath().dirname().dirname()  # /mitx/lms
 REPO_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT.dirname()
diff --git a/lms/envs/dev.py b/lms/envs/dev.py
index fe12ee3322f14f12176e153915267f218ad2d5b6..a76e6de262d65af73f21fae023cd645cacc9ccca 100644
--- a/lms/envs/dev.py
+++ b/lms/envs/dev.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ XQUEUE_INTERFACE = {
     },
     "basic_auth": ('anant', 'agarwal'),
 }
-XQUEUE_WAITTIME_BETWEEN_REQUESTS = 5 # seconds
 
 # Make the keyedcache startup warnings go away
 CACHE_TIMEOUT = 0