diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/breadcrumbs.py b/rest_framework/utils/breadcrumbs.py
index 4915eb978..e0374ffd0 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/breadcrumbs.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/breadcrumbs.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ def get_breadcrumbs(url, request=None):
                 # Probably an optional trailing slash.
                 if not seen or seen[-1] != view:
                     c = cls(**initkwargs)
-                    c.suffix = getattr(view, 'suffix', None)
                     name = c.get_view_name()
                     insert_url = preserve_builtin_query_params(prefix + url, request)
                     breadcrumbs_list.insert(0, (name, insert_url))
diff --git a/rest_framework/viewsets.py b/rest_framework/viewsets.py
index 9a85049bc..eacf44f8c 100644
--- a/rest_framework/viewsets.py
+++ b/rest_framework/viewsets.py
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ class ViewSetMixin(object):
         # resolved URL.
         view.cls = cls
         view.initkwargs = initkwargs
-        view.suffix = initkwargs.get('suffix', None)
         view.actions = actions
         return csrf_exempt(view)