diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/templates/wagtailstyleguide/base.html b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/templates/wagtailstyleguide/base.html
index 6f6055ae54..fcce642bc2 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/templates/wagtailstyleguide/base.html
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/templates/wagtailstyleguide/base.html
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/base.html" %}
-{% load wagtailadmin_tags compress i18n static gravatar %}
+{% load wagtailadmin_tags i18n static gravatar %}
 
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailstyleguide/css/styleguide.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailstyleguide/css/styleguide.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block titletag %}{% trans 'Styleguide' %}{% endblock %}
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@
                 <li class="color-green">color-green</li>
                 <li class="color-blue">color-blue</li>
             </ul>
-           
+
         </section>
 
         <section id="typography">
@@ -155,7 +153,7 @@
                 <li><div class="title"><h2><a href="">List item</a></h2></div></li>
                 <li><div class="title"><h2><a href="">List item</a></h2></div></li>
                 <li><div class="title"><h2><a href="">List item</a></h2></div></li>
-            </ul>   
+            </ul>
 
 
             <h3><code>ul</code> listings with multiple columns</h3>
@@ -286,12 +284,12 @@
             <h4>Positive</h4>
 
             <a href="#" class="button yes">yes</a>
-            <a href="#" class="button button-small yes">yes</a> 
+            <a href="#" class="button button-small yes">yes</a>
 
             <h4>Negative</h4>
 
             <a href="#" class="button no">No</a>
-            <a href="#" class="button button-small no">No</a> 
+            <a href="#" class="button button-small no">No</a>
 
             <h3>Buttons with internal loading indicators (currently only <code>button</code> supported)</h3>
             <p class="help-block help-warning">Note that in some browsers, clicking these buttons minutely affects the appearance of Dropdown buttons, below. This is yet to be resolved.</p>
@@ -302,7 +300,7 @@
 
             <h4>Small</h4>
             <button class="button-small button-longrunning"><span class="icon icon-spinner"></span>Click me</button>
-           
+
             <h4>Buttons where the text is replaced on click</h4>
             <button class="button-longrunning" data-clicked-text="Test"><span class="icon icon-spinner"></span><em>Click me</em></button>
 
@@ -322,7 +320,7 @@
             <a href="#" class="button icon text-replace white icon-cog">A link button</a>
             <span class="button icon text-replace no icon-bin">A non-link button</span>
             <a href="#" class="button bicolor disabled icon icon-tick">button link</a>
-            
+
         </section>
 
         <section id="button-groups">
@@ -433,7 +431,7 @@
                 </ul>
             </form>
 
-            <h3>TODO: Rich text input</h3>            
+            <h3>TODO: Rich text input</h3>
             <h3>TODO: Snippet chooser</h3>
         </section>
 
@@ -480,7 +478,7 @@
 
         <section id="progress">
             <h2>Progress indicators</h2>
-            
+
             <div id="progress-example" class="progress active">
                 <div class="bar">60%</div>
             </div>
@@ -603,7 +601,7 @@
 
         </section>
     </div>
-   
+
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block extra_js %}
@@ -641,8 +639,8 @@
                     runprogress();
                     clearTimeout(to);
                     var to2 = setTimeout(function(){
-                        $('#progress-example .bar').css('width', '20%'); 
-                    }, 2000);                
+                        $('#progress-example .bar').css('width', '20%');
+                    }, 2000);
                 }, 3000);
                 $('#progress-example .bar').css('width', '80%');
             })();
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/complete.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/complete.html
index 5c56d0eae4..bf74cd2d71 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/complete.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/complete.html
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/admin_base.html" %}
-{% load compress static i18n %}
+{% load static i18n %}
 {% block titletag %}{% trans "Reset password" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block bodyclass %}login{% endblock %}
 
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/login.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/login.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block furniture %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/confirm.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/confirm.html
index b7014608fb..ca52faaefc 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/confirm.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/confirm.html
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/admin_base.html" %}
-{% load compress static i18n %}
+{% load static i18n %}
 {% block titletag %}{% trans "Set your new password" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block bodyclass %}login{% endblock %}
 
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/login.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/login.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block furniture %}
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@
                 </ul>
             </div>
         {% endif %}
-      
+
         <form method="post">
             {% csrf_token %}
             <h1>{% trans "Set your new password" %}</h1>
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/done.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/done.html
index 495006f1c4..2cffc5ce0e 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/done.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/done.html
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/admin_base.html" %}
-{% load compress static i18n %}
+{% load static i18n %}
 {% block titletag %}{% trans "Reset password" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block bodyclass %}login{% endblock %}
 
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/login.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/login.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block furniture %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/form.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/form.html
index 722327effc..e3e29b5206 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/form.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/account/password_reset/form.html
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/admin_base.html" %}
-{% load compress static i18n %}
+{% load static i18n %}
 {% block titletag %}{% trans "Reset password" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block bodyclass %}login{% endblock %}
 
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/login.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/login.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block furniture %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/admin_base.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/admin_base.html
index 0e6f1753b8..f40ee1bd44 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/admin_base.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/admin_base.html
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/skeleton.html" %}
-{% load compress static wagtailadmin_tags %}
+{% load static wagtailadmin_tags %}
 
 {% block css %}
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/vendor/jquery-ui/jquery-ui-1.10.3.verdant.css' %}" />
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/vendor/jquery.tagit.css' %}">
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/core.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/vendor/jquery-ui/jquery-ui-1.10.3.verdant.css' %}" />
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/vendor/jquery.tagit.css' %}">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/core.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 
     {% block extra_css %}{% endblock %}
 {% endblock %}
@@ -16,20 +14,17 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block js %}
-
-    {% compress js %}
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery-1.10.3.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery-ui-1.10.3.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery.datetimepicker.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery.autosize.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/bootstrap-transition.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/bootstrap-modal.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/bootstrap-tab.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery.dlmenu.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/tag-it.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/core.js' %}"></script>
-        {% main_nav_js %}
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery-1.10.3.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery-ui-1.10.3.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery.datetimepicker.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery.autosize.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/bootstrap-transition.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/bootstrap-modal.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/bootstrap-tab.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery.dlmenu.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/tag-it.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/core.js' %}"></script>
+    {% main_nav_js %}
 
     {% block extra_js %}{% endblock %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html
index f4a43b1865..06975994f2 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/base.html" %}
-{% load gravatar static compress i18n %}
+{% load gravatar static i18n %}
 {% block titletag %}{% trans "Dashboard" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block bodyclass %}homepage{% endblock %}
 
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/home.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/home.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/login.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/login.html
index a3473c2242..ddb4a7e0cb 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/login.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/login.html
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/admin_base.html" %}
-{% load compress static i18n %}
+{% load static i18n %}
 {% block titletag %}{% trans "Sign in" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block bodyclass %}login{% endblock %}
 
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/login.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/login.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block furniture %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/_editor_css.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/_editor_css.html
index 6a9a9fcc3a..b39cb8bc75 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/_editor_css.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/_editor_css.html
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-{% load wagtailadmin_tags compress static %}
+{% load wagtailadmin_tags static %}
 
 {% comment %}
     CSS declarations to be included on the 'create page' and 'edit page' views
 {% endcomment %}
 
-{% compress css %}
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/page-editor.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/panels/rich-text.css' %}" type="text/css" />
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/page-editor.css' %}" type="text/css" />
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/panels/rich-text.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 
-    {% hook_output 'insert_editor_css' %}
-{% endcompress %}
+{% hook_output 'insert_editor_css' %}
 
 {{ edit_handler.form.media.css }}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/_editor_js.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/_editor_js.html
index 68e18e08bd..805287a815 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/_editor_js.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/_editor_js.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% load wagtailadmin_tags compress static %}
+{% load wagtailadmin_tags static %}
 
 {% comment %}
     Javascript declarations to be included on the 'create page' and 'edit page' views
@@ -10,22 +10,20 @@
     };
 </script>
 
-{% compress js %}
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/rangy-core.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/hallo.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/mousetrap.min.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/expanding_formset.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/modal-workflow.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/hallo-plugins/hallo-wagtaillink.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/hallo-plugins/hallo-hr.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/hallo-plugins/hallo-requireparagraphs.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/page-editor.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/page-chooser.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'admin/js/urlify.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/privacy-switch.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/rangy-core.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/hallo.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/mousetrap.min.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/expanding_formset.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/modal-workflow.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/hallo-plugins/hallo-wagtaillink.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/hallo-plugins/hallo-hr.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/hallo-plugins/hallo-requireparagraphs.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/page-editor.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/page-chooser.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'admin/js/urlify.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/privacy-switch.js' %}"></script>
 
-    {% hook_output 'insert_editor_js' %}
-{% endcompress %}
+{% hook_output 'insert_editor_js' %}
 
 {% include "wagtailadmin/shared/datetimepicker_translations.html" %}
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/index.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/index.html
index cdc5cdf851..c29a65a562 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/index.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/base.html" %}
-{% load wagtailadmin_tags static compress i18n %}
+{% load wagtailadmin_tags static i18n %}
 {% block titletag %}{% blocktrans with title=parent_page.title %}Exploring {{ title }}{% endblocktrans %}{% endblock %}
 {% block bodyclass %}page-explorer {% if ordering == 'ord' %}reordering{% endif %}{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/preview.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/preview.html
index 77043c0082..9cde079a9f 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/preview.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/preview.html
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML>
-{% load static compress i18n %}
+{% load static i18n %}
 <html>
     <head>
         <title>{% trans "Preview" %}</title>
-        {% compress css %}
-            <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/preview.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-        {% endcompress %}
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/layouts/preview.css' %}" type="text/css" />
     </head>
     <body class="ready">
         <div id="loading-spinner-wrapper" class="loading-spinner-wrapper">
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/skeleton.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/skeleton.html
index 51e45580cb..2dbbe50ef7 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/skeleton.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/skeleton.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!doctype html>
-{% load compress static i18n %}
+{% load static i18n %}
 <html class="no-js" lang="{{ LANGUAGE_CODE|default:"en-gb" }}">
 <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
     <title>Wagtail - {% block titletag %}{% endblock %}</title>
     <meta name="description" content="" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
-    
+
     <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/modernizr-2.6.2.min.js' %}"></script>
 
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/normalize.css' %}" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/normalize.css' %}" />
 
     {% block css %}{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/base.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/base.html
index d8f90e3a1f..f742f4f5a0 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/base.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/userbar/base.html
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/skeleton.html" %}
-{% load compress static i18n %}
+{% load static i18n %}
 
 {% block titletag %}{% trans 'User bar' %}{% endblock %}
 {% block css %}
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/userbar.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailadmin/css/userbar.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block furniture %}
@@ -22,7 +20,5 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block js %}
-    {% compress js %}
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/userbar.js' %}"></script>
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/userbar.js' %}"></script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/images/edit.html b/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/images/edit.html
index 2a6235cbe6..2d074da216 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/images/edit.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/images/edit.html
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/base.html" %}
-{% load wagtailimages_tags compress static i18n %}
+{% load wagtailimages_tags static i18n %}
 {% block titletag %}{% blocktrans with title=image.title %}Editing image {{ title }}{% endblocktrans %}{% endblock %}
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
     <!-- Focal point chooser -->
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailimages/css/vendor/jquery.Jcrop.min.css' %}" type="text/css">
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailimages/css/focal-point-chooser.css' %}" type="text/css">
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailimages/css/focal-point-chooser.css' %}" type="text/css">
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block extra_js %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/images/url_generator.html b/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/images/url_generator.html
index e72929c786..74faded5cf 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/images/url_generator.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/images/url_generator.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/base.html" %}
-{% load wagtailimages_tags static compress i18n %}
+{% load wagtailimages_tags static i18n %}
 
 {% block titletag %}{% blocktrans with title=image.title %}Editing image {{ title }}{% endblocktrans %}{% endblock %}
 
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 
 {% block extra_js %}
     {{ block.super }}
-    {% compress js %}
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery.ba-throttle-debounce.min.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/image-url-generator.js' %}"></script>
-    {% endcompress %}
+
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/jquery.ba-throttle-debounce.min.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/image-url-generator.js' %}"></script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/multiple/add.html b/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/multiple/add.html
index 3e009f6562..66f1975322 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/multiple/add.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailimages/templates/wagtailimages/multiple/add.html
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/base.html" %}
-{% load wagtailimages_tags i18n compress static %}
+{% load wagtailimages_tags i18n static %}
 {% block titletag %}{% trans "Add multiple images" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailimages/css/add-multiple.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailimages/css/add-multiple.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
@@ -57,20 +55,18 @@
 {% block extra_js %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
-    {% compress js %}
-        <!-- this exact order of plugins is vital -->
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/load-image.min.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/canvas-to-blob.min.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/jquery.iframe-transport.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/jquery.fileupload.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/jquery.fileupload-process.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/jquery.fileupload-image.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/jquery.fileupload-validate.js' %}"></script>
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/tag-it.js' %}"></script>
+    <!-- this exact order of plugins is vital -->
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/load-image.min.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/canvas-to-blob.min.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/jquery.iframe-transport.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/jquery.fileupload.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/jquery.fileupload-process.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/jquery.fileupload-image.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/vendor/jquery.fileupload-validate.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/vendor/tag-it.js' %}"></script>
 
-        <!-- Main script -->
-        <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/add-multiple.js' %}"></script>
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <!-- Main script -->
+    <script src="{% static 'wagtailimages/js/add-multiple.js' %}"></script>
 
     {% url 'wagtailadmin_tag_autocomplete' as autocomplete_url %}
     <script>
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/create.html b/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/create.html
index 802759fc4e..815b965a15 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/create.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/create.html
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/base.html" %}
-{% load wagtailusers_tags wagtailimages_tags static compress i18n %}
+{% load wagtailusers_tags wagtailimages_tags static i18n %}
 
 {% block titletag %}{% trans "Add group" %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
 
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailusers/css/groups_edit.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailusers/css/groups_edit.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 
     {% trans "Add group" as add_group_str %}
     {% include "wagtailadmin/shared/header.html" with title=add_group_str icon="group" %}
-    
+
     <div class="nice-padding">
         <form action="{% url 'wagtailusers_groups:add' %}" method="POST">
             {% csrf_token %}
-            
+
             <ul class="fields">
                 {% include "wagtailadmin/shared/field_as_li.html" with field=form.name %}
                 <li>
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/edit.html b/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/edit.html
index b1d67171fd..07a8de6017 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/edit.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/edit.html
@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/base.html" %}
-{% load wagtailusers_tags static compress i18n %}
+{% load wagtailusers_tags static i18n %}
 
 {% block titletag %}{% trans "Editing" %} {{ group.name }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block extra_css %}
     {{ block.super }}
-    {% compress css %}
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailusers/css/groups_edit.css' %}" type="text/css" />
-    {% endcompress %}
+
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'wagtailusers/css/groups_edit.css' %}" type="text/css" />
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 
     {% trans "Editing" as editing_str %}
     {% include "wagtailadmin/shared/header.html" with title=editing_str subtitle=group.name icon="group" %}
-    
+
     <div class="nice-padding">
         <form action="{% url 'wagtailusers_groups:edit' group.id %}" method="POST">
             {% csrf_token %}
 
             <ul class="fields">
                 {% include "wagtailadmin/shared/field_as_li.html" with field=form.name %}
-                
+
                 <li>
                     {% format_permissions permission_bound_field=form.permissions %}
                 </li>
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
                     {% endif %}
                 </li>
             </ul>
-           
+
         </form>
     </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/includes/group_form_js.html b/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/includes/group_form_js.html
index d494ce9465..e3c7f6ebdf 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/includes/group_form_js.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/groups/includes/group_form_js.html
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-{% load static compress %}
+{% load static %}
 <script>
     window.chooserUrls = {
         'pageChooser': '{% url "wagtailadmin_choose_page" %}'
     };
 </script>
 
-{% compress js %}
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/page-chooser.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/expanding_formset.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/modal-workflow.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'wagtailusers/js/group-form.js' %}"></script>
-{% endcompress %}
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/page-chooser.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/expanding_formset.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailadmin/js/modal-workflow.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'wagtailusers/js/group-form.js' %}"></script>