diff --git a/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py b/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
index f24e1f3cc..364fd3d33 100644
--- a/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
+++ b/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
@@ -48,6 +48,5 @@ class TokenProxy(Token):
         return self.user_id
 
     class Meta:
-        proxy = 'rest_framework.authtoken' in settings.INSTALLED_APPS
-        abstract = not proxy
+        proxy = not Token._meta.abstract
         verbose_name = "token"