diff --git a/tests/test_routers.py b/tests/test_routers.py
index 39c5317d6..07a57fe55 100644
--- a/tests/test_routers.py
+++ b/tests/test_routers.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from rest_framework import permissions, serializers, viewsets
+from rest_framework.compat import get_regex_pattern
 from rest_framework.decorators import detail_route, list_route
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter, SimpleRouter
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ class TestCustomLookupFields(TestCase):
 
     def test_custom_lookup_field_route(self):
         detail_route = notes_router.urls[-1]
-        detail_url_pattern = detail_route.regex.pattern
+        detail_url_pattern = get_regex_pattern(detail_route)
         assert '<uuid>' in detail_url_pattern
 
     def test_retrieve_lookup_field_list_view(self):
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ class TestLookupValueRegex(TestCase):
     def test_urls_limited_by_lookup_value_regex(self):
         expected = ['^notes/$', '^notes/(?P<uuid>[0-9a-f]{32})/$']
         for idx in range(len(expected)):
-            assert expected[idx] == self.urls[idx].regex.pattern
+            assert expected[idx] == get_regex_pattern(self.urls[idx])
 
 
 @override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF='tests.test_routers')
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ class TestLookupUrlKwargs(TestCase):
 
     def test_custom_lookup_url_kwarg_route(self):
         detail_route = kwarged_notes_router.urls[-1]
-        detail_url_pattern = detail_route.regex.pattern
+        detail_url_pattern = get_regex_pattern(detail_route)
         assert '^notes/(?P<text>' in detail_url_pattern
 
     def test_retrieve_lookup_url_kwarg_detail_view(self):
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ class TestTrailingSlashIncluded(TestCase):
     def test_urls_have_trailing_slash_by_default(self):
         expected = ['^notes/$', '^notes/(?P<pk>[^/.]+)/$']
         for idx in range(len(expected)):
-            assert expected[idx] == self.urls[idx].regex.pattern
+            assert expected[idx] == get_regex_pattern(self.urls[idx])
 
 
 class TestTrailingSlashRemoved(TestCase):
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ class TestTrailingSlashRemoved(TestCase):
     def test_urls_can_have_trailing_slash_removed(self):
         expected = ['^notes$', '^notes/(?P<pk>[^/.]+)$']
         for idx in range(len(expected)):
-            assert expected[idx] == self.urls[idx].regex.pattern
+            assert expected[idx] == get_regex_pattern(self.urls[idx])
 
 
 class TestNameableRoot(TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/test_schemas.py b/tests/test_schemas.py
index 901f4c6c5..d07e77fb3 100644
--- a/tests/test_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/test_schemas.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 from rest_framework import (
     filters, generics, pagination, permissions, serializers
 )
-from rest_framework.compat import coreapi, coreschema
+from rest_framework.compat import coreapi, coreschema, get_regex_pattern
 from rest_framework.decorators import (
     api_view, detail_route, list_route, schema
 )
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ class SchemaGenerationExclusionTests(TestCase):
         inspector = EndpointEnumerator(self.patterns)
 
         # Not pretty. Mimics internals of EndpointEnumerator to put should_include_endpoint under test
-        pairs = [(inspector.get_path_from_regex(pattern.regex.pattern), pattern.callback)
+        pairs = [(inspector.get_path_from_regex(get_regex_pattern(pattern)), pattern.callback)
                  for pattern in self.patterns]
 
         should_include = [