diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4a7fdd42f..acd711917 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ env:
     - TOX_ENV=py33-django17
     - TOX_ENV=py32-django17
     - TOX_ENV=py27-django17
-    - TOX_ENV=py34-django16
-    - TOX_ENV=py33-django16
-    - TOX_ENV=py32-django16
-    - TOX_ENV=py27-django16
-    - TOX_ENV=py26-django16
     - TOX_ENV=py27-djangomaster
     - TOX_ENV=py34-djangomaster
     - TOX_ENV=py35-djangomaster
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2a686f4c..c0b7eab1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ There is a live example API for testing purposes, [available here][sandbox].
 
 # Requirements
 
-* Python (2.6.5+, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
-* Django (1.6.3+, 1.7, 1.8)
+* Python (2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
+* Django (1.7, 1.8)
 
 # Installation
 
diff --git a/docs/topics/release-notes.md b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
index be2586f02..13f95b80b 100644
--- a/docs/topics/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ You can determine your currently installed version using `pip freeze`:
 **Date**: NOT YET RELEASED
 
 * Removed support for Django Version 1.5 ([#3421][gh3421])
+* Removed support for Django Version 1.6 and Python 2.6 ([#3429][gh3429])
 
 ## 3.2.x series
 
@@ -524,4 +525,4 @@ For older release notes, [please see the version 2.x documentation][old-release-
 
 <!-- 3.0.0 -->
 [gh3421]: https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/pulls/3421
-
+[gh3429]: https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/pull/3429
diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index fcca2dcbf..baed9d40a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -57,24 +57,6 @@ def distinct(queryset, base):
     return queryset.distinct()
 
 
-# OrderedDict only available in Python 2.7.
-# This will always be the case in Django 1.7 and above, as these versions
-# no longer support Python 2.6.
-# For Django <= 1.6 and Python 2.6 fall back to SortedDict.
-try:
-    from collections import OrderedDict
-except ImportError:
-    from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict as OrderedDict
-
-
-# unittest.SkipUnless only available in Python 2.7.
-try:
-    import unittest
-    unittest.skipUnless
-except (ImportError, AttributeError):
-    from django.utils import unittest
-
-
 # contrib.postgres only supported from 1.8 onwards.
 try:
     from django.contrib.postgres import fields as postgres_fields
@@ -82,24 +64,6 @@ except ImportError:
     postgres_fields = None
 
 
-# Apps only exists from 1.7 onwards.
-try:
-    from django.apps import apps
-    get_model = apps.get_model
-except ImportError:
-    from django.db.models import get_model
-
-
-# Import path changes from 1.7 onwards.
-try:
-    from django.contrib.contenttypes.fields import (
-        GenericForeignKey, GenericRelation
-    )
-except ImportError:
-    from django.contrib.contenttypes.generic import (
-        GenericForeignKey, GenericRelation
-    )
-
 # django-filter is optional
 try:
     import django_filters
diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 1e23b35f0..f216c7612 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import decimal
 import inspect
 import re
 import uuid
+from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError as DjangoValidationError
@@ -26,8 +27,8 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from rest_framework import ISO_8601
 from rest_framework.compat import (
     MaxLengthValidator, MaxValueValidator, MinLengthValidator,
-    MinValueValidator, OrderedDict, duration_string, parse_duration,
-    unicode_repr, unicode_to_repr
+    MinValueValidator, duration_string, parse_duration, unicode_repr,
+    unicode_to_repr
 )
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
diff --git a/rest_framework/metadata.py b/rest_framework/metadata.py
index 5058422f2..aba1a2013 100644
--- a/rest_framework/metadata.py
+++ b/rest_framework/metadata.py
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ to return this information in a more standardized way.
 """
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 
 from rest_framework import exceptions, serializers
-from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict
 from rest_framework.request import clone_request
 from rest_framework.utils.field_mapping import ClassLookupDict
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/pagination.py b/rest_framework/pagination.py
index bf72ef4fc..d82a755c8 100644
--- a/rest_framework/pagination.py
+++ b/rest_framework/pagination.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import warnings
 from base64 import b64decode, b64encode
-from collections import namedtuple
+from collections import OrderedDict, namedtuple
 
 from django.core.paginator import Paginator as DjangoPaginator
 from django.core.paginator import InvalidPage
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict
 from rest_framework.exceptions import NotFound
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
diff --git a/rest_framework/relations.py b/rest_framework/relations.py
index 56af657d9..24800a758 100644
--- a/rest_framework/relations.py
+++ b/rest_framework/relations.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured, ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.core.urlresolvers import (
     NoReverseMatch, Resolver404, get_script_prefix, resolve
@@ -12,7 +14,6 @@ from django.utils.encoding import smart_text
 from django.utils.six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict
 from rest_framework.fields import (
     Field, empty, get_attribute, is_simple_callable, iter_options
 )
diff --git a/rest_framework/routers.py b/rest_framework/routers.py
index b96100ec2..d4e9d95ed 100644
--- a/rest_framework/routers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/routers.py
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ For example, you might have a `urls.py` that looks something like this:
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import itertools
-from collections import namedtuple
+from collections import OrderedDict, namedtuple
 
 from django.conf.urls import url
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.core.urlresolvers import NoReverseMatch
 
 from rest_framework import views
-from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 from rest_framework.urlpatterns import format_suffix_patterns
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py b/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py
index 971864769..d16630ed6 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ relationships and their associated metadata.
 Usage: `get_field_info(model)` returns a `FieldInfo` instance.
 """
 import inspect
-from collections import namedtuple
+from collections import OrderedDict, namedtuple
 
+from django.apps import apps
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import six
 
-from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict, get_model
-
 FieldInfo = namedtuple('FieldResult', [
     'pk',  # Model field instance
     'fields',  # Dict of field name -> model field instance
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ def _resolve_model(obj):
     """
     if isinstance(obj, six.string_types) and len(obj.split('.')) == 2:
         app_name, model_name = obj.split('.')
-        resolved_model = get_model(app_name, model_name)
+        resolved_model = apps.get_model(app_name, model_name)
         if resolved_model is None:
             msg = "Django did not return a model for {0}.{1}"
             raise ImproperlyConfigured(msg.format(app_name, model_name))
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py b/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
index 0aede90f7..ddf160868 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import collections
+from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 
-from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict, unicode_to_repr
+from rest_framework.compat import unicode_to_repr
 
 
 class ReturnDict(OrderedDict):
diff --git a/tests/test_atomic_requests.py b/tests/test_atomic_requests.py
index 2d973cb8a..316c8832a 100644
--- a/tests/test_atomic_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_atomic_requests.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import unittest
+
 from django.conf.urls import url
 from django.db import connection, connections, transaction
 from django.http import Http404
@@ -7,7 +9,6 @@ from django.test import TestCase, TransactionTestCase
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 
 from rest_framework import status
-from rest_framework.compat import unittest
 from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.py b/tests/test_filters.py
index bce6e08fa..729a7b75b 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import datetime
+import unittest
 from decimal import Decimal
 
 from django.conf.urls import url
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ from django.utils.dateparse import parse_date
 from django.utils.six.moves import reload_module
 
 from rest_framework import filters, generics, serializers, status
-from rest_framework.compat import django_filters, unittest
+from rest_framework.compat import django_filters
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
 
 from .models import BaseFilterableItem, BasicModel, FilterableItem
diff --git a/tests/test_model_serializer.py b/tests/test_model_serializer.py
index 89557fa1d..aa62ec4ae 100644
--- a/tests/test_model_serializer.py
+++ b/tests/test_model_serializer.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ an appropriate set of serializer fields for each case.
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import decimal
+from collections import OrderedDict
 
 import django
 import pytest
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ from django.utils import six
 
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.compat import DurationField as ModelDurationField
-from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict, unicode_repr
+from rest_framework.compat import unicode_repr
 
 
 def dedent(blocktext):
diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index f0d77e957..e04c72ec9 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import base64
+import unittest
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, Permission, User
 from django.core.urlresolvers import ResolverMatch
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ from rest_framework import (
     HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING, authentication, generics, permissions, serializers,
     status
 )
-from rest_framework.compat import guardian, unittest
+from rest_framework.compat import guardian
 from rest_framework.filters import DjangoObjectPermissionsFilter
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
diff --git a/tests/test_relations_generic.py b/tests/test_relations_generic.py
index 5cb2dfc05..340d4d1d1 100644
--- a/tests/test_relations_generic.py
+++ b/tests/test_relations_generic.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from django.contrib.contenttypes.fields import (
+    GenericForeignKey, GenericRelation
+)
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.db import models
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible
 
 from rest_framework import serializers
-from rest_framework.compat import GenericForeignKey, GenericRelation
 
 
 @python_2_unicode_compatible
diff --git a/tests/test_renderers.py b/tests/test_renderers.py
index 03b95243f..060d3503a 100644
--- a/tests/test_renderers.py
+++ b/tests/test_renderers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import json
 import re
-from collections import MutableMapping
+from collections import MutableMapping, OrderedDict
 
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.core.cache import cache
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from rest_framework import permissions, serializers, status
-from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict
 from rest_framework.renderers import (
     BaseRenderer, BrowsableAPIRenderer, HTMLFormRenderer, JSONRenderer
 )
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 4c9fd03c8..fdc61a4aa 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -150,16 +150,16 @@ class ResolveModelWithPatchedDjangoTests(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         """Monkeypatch get_model."""
-        self.get_model = rest_framework.utils.model_meta.get_model
+        self.get_model = rest_framework.utils.model_meta.apps.get_model
 
         def get_model(app_label, model_name):
             return None
 
-        rest_framework.utils.model_meta.get_model = get_model
+        rest_framework.utils.model_meta.apps.get_model = get_model
 
     def tearDown(self):
         """Revert monkeypatching."""
-        rest_framework.utils.model_meta.models.get_model = self.get_model
+        rest_framework.utils.model_meta.apps.get_model = self.get_model
 
     def test_blows_up_if_model_does_not_resolve(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ImproperlyConfigured):
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 204a68457..0d3836ff2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ addopts=--tb=short
 [tox]
 envlist =
        py27-{lint,docs},
-       {py26,py27,py32,py33,py34}-django16,
        {py27,py32,py33,py34}-django{17,18},
        {py27,py34,py35}-django{master}
 
 [testenv]
 basepython =
-            py26: python2.6
             py27: python2.7
             py32: python3.2
             py33: python3.3
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ commands = ./runtests.py --fast {posargs} --coverage
 setenv =
        PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 deps =
-       django16: Django==1.6.3  # Should track minimum supported
        django17: Django==1.7.10  # Should track maximum supported
        django18: Django==1.8.4  # Should track maximum supported
        djangomaster: https://github.com/django/django/archive/master.tar.gz