diff --git a/pelican/settings.py b/pelican/settings.py
index 08a6c432..f681a182 100644
--- a/pelican/settings.py
+++ b/pelican/settings.py
@@ -323,6 +323,11 @@ def handle_deprecated_settings(settings):
             'PAGINATED_DIRECT_TEMPLATES', 'PAGINATED_TEMPLATES')
         logger.warning(message)
 
+        # set PAGINATED_TEMPLATES
+        if 'PAGINATED_TEMPLATES' not in settings:
+            settings['PAGINATED_TEMPLATES'] = {
+                'tag': None, 'category': None, 'author': None}
+
         for t in settings['PAGINATED_DIRECT_TEMPLATES']:
             if t not in settings['PAGINATED_TEMPLATES']:
                 settings['PAGINATED_TEMPLATES'][t] = None
diff --git a/pelican/tests/test_settings.py b/pelican/tests/test_settings.py
index 5e794dc5..a92cf09c 100644
--- a/pelican/tests/test_settings.py
+++ b/pelican/tests/test_settings.py
@@ -187,6 +187,20 @@ class TestSettingsConfiguration(unittest.TestCase):
                          {'index': 10, 'category': None, 'archives': None})
         self.assertNotIn('PAGINATED_DIRECT_TEMPLATES', settings)
 
+    def test_deprecated_paginated_direct_templates_from_file(self):
+        # This is equivalent to reading a settings file that has
+        # PAGINATED_DIRECT_TEMPLATES defined but no PAGINATED_TEMPLATES.
+        settings = read_settings(None, override={
+            'PAGINATED_DIRECT_TEMPLATES': ['index', 'archives']
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(settings['PAGINATED_TEMPLATES'], {
+            'archives': None,
+            'author': None,
+            'index': None,
+            'category': None,
+            'tag': None})
+        self.assertNotIn('PAGINATED_DIRECT_TEMPLATES', settings)
+
     def test_theme_and_extra_templates_exception(self):
         settings = self.settings
         settings['EXTRA_TEMPLATES_PATHS'] = ['/ha']
@@ -271,3 +285,14 @@ class TestSettingsConfiguration(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(settings['AUTHOR_REGEX_SUBSTITUTIONS'],
                          [(r'Alexander\ Todorov', 'atodorov')] +
                          default_slug_regex_subs)
+
+    def test_deprecated_slug_substitutions_from_file(self):
+        # This is equivalent to reading a settings file that has
+        # SLUG_SUBSTITUTIONS defined but no SLUG_REGEX_SUBSTITUTIONS.
+        settings = read_settings(None, override={
+            'SLUG_SUBSTITUTIONS': [('C++', 'cpp')]
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(settings['SLUG_REGEX_SUBSTITUTIONS'],
+                         [(r'C\+\+', 'cpp')] +
+                         self.settings['SLUG_REGEX_SUBSTITUTIONS'])
+        self.assertNotIn('SLUG_SUBSTITUTIONS', settings)