diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/5116.md b/news/1 Enhancements/5116.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..423eb86a60ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/1 Enhancements/5116.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Removed `--nothreading` flag from the `Django` debug configuration.
diff --git a/src/client/debugger/extension/configuration/providers/djangoLaunch.ts b/src/client/debugger/extension/configuration/providers/djangoLaunch.ts
index 4df690aee723..f17650b53bbb 100644
--- a/src/client/debugger/extension/configuration/providers/djangoLaunch.ts
+++ b/src/client/debugger/extension/configuration/providers/djangoLaunch.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ export class DjangoLaunchDebugConfigurationProvider implements IDebugConfigurati
             program: program || defaultProgram,
             args: [
                 'runserver',
-                '--noreload',
-                '--nothreading'
+                '--noreload'
             ],
             django: true
         };
diff --git a/src/test/debugger/extension/configuration/providers/djangoLaunch.unit.test.ts b/src/test/debugger/extension/configuration/providers/djangoLaunch.unit.test.ts
index 9d7a9c0e0310..9e22a057bcc1 100644
--- a/src/test/debugger/extension/configuration/providers/djangoLaunch.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/debugger/extension/configuration/providers/djangoLaunch.unit.test.ts
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ suite('Debugging - Configuration Provider Django', () => {
             program: 'xyz.py',
             args: [
                 'runserver',
-                '--noreload',
-                '--nothreading'
+                '--noreload'
             ],
             django: true
         };
@@ -161,8 +160,7 @@ suite('Debugging - Configuration Provider Django', () => {
             program: 'hello',
             args: [
                 'runserver',
-                '--noreload',
-                '--nothreading'
+                '--noreload'
             ],
             django: true
         };
@@ -188,8 +186,7 @@ suite('Debugging - Configuration Provider Django', () => {
             program: defaultProgram,
             args: [
                 'runserver',
-                '--noreload',
-                '--nothreading'
+                '--noreload'
             ],
             django: true
         };