diff --git a/djangorestframework/mixins.py b/djangorestframework/mixins.py
index 3142b093b..d1014a84c 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/mixins.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/mixins.py
@@ -11,13 +11,10 @@ from djangorestframework import status
 from djangorestframework.renderers import BaseRenderer
 from djangorestframework.resources import Resource, FormResource, ModelResource
 from djangorestframework.response import Response, ImmediateResponse
-from djangorestframework.request import Request
 
 
 __all__ = (
     # Base behavior mixins
-    'RequestMixin',
-    'ResponseMixin',
     'PermissionsMixin',
     'ResourceMixin',
     # Model behavior mixins
@@ -30,76 +27,6 @@ __all__ = (
 )
 
 
-########## Request Mixin ##########
-
-class RequestMixin(object):
-    """
-    `Mixin` class enabling the use of :class:`request.Request` in your views.
-    """
-
-    request_class = Request
-    """
-    The class to use as a wrapper for the original request object.
-    """
-
-    def create_request(self, request):
-        """
-        Creates and returns an instance of :class:`request.Request`.
-        This new instance wraps the `request` passed as a parameter, and use
-        the  parsers set on the view.
-        """
-        return self.request_class(request, parsers=self.parsers, authentication=self.authentication)
-
-    @property
-    def _parsed_media_types(self):
-        """
-        Return a list of all the media types that this view can parse.
-        """
-        return [parser.media_type for parser in self.parsers]
-
-    @property
-    def _default_parser(self):
-        """
-        Return the view's default parser class.
-        """
-        return self.parsers[0]
-
-
-########## ResponseMixin ##########
-
-class ResponseMixin(object):
-    """
-    `Mixin` class enabling the use of :class:`response.Response` in your views.
-    """
-
-    renderers = ()
-    """
-    The set of response renderers that the view can handle.
-    Should be a tuple/list of classes as described in the :mod:`renderers` module.
-    """
-
-    @property
-    def _rendered_media_types(self):
-        """
-        Return an list of all the media types that this response can render.
-        """
-        return [renderer.media_type for renderer in self.renderers]
-
-    @property
-    def _rendered_formats(self):
-        """
-        Return a list of all the formats that this response can render.
-        """
-        return [renderer.format for renderer in self.renderers]
-
-    @property
-    def _default_renderer(self):
-        """
-        Return the response's default renderer class.
-        """
-        return self.renderers[0]
-
-
 ########## Permissions Mixin ##########
 
 class PermissionsMixin(object):
diff --git a/djangorestframework/tests/renderers.py b/djangorestframework/tests/renderers.py
index fce4af649..0e1606069 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/tests/renderers.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/tests/renderers.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from djangorestframework import status
 from djangorestframework.compat import View as DjangoView
 from djangorestframework.response import Response
-from djangorestframework.mixins import ResponseMixin
 from djangorestframework.views import View
 from djangorestframework.renderers import BaseRenderer, JSONRenderer, YAMLRenderer, \
     XMLRenderer, JSONPRenderer, DocumentingHTMLRenderer
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ class RendererB(BaseRenderer):
         return RENDERER_B_SERIALIZER(obj)
 
 
-class MockView(ResponseMixin, DjangoView):
+class MockView(View):
     renderers = (RendererA, RendererB)
 
     def get(self, request, **kwargs):
diff --git a/djangorestframework/views.py b/djangorestframework/views.py
index 8fe5f99a6..f6a7a3bf3 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/views.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/views.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 
 from djangorestframework.compat import View as DjangoView, apply_markdown
 from djangorestframework.response import Response, ImmediateResponse
+from djangorestframework.request import Request
 from djangorestframework.mixins import *
 from djangorestframework import resources, renderers, parsers, authentication, permissions, status
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ _resource_classes = (
 )
 
 
-class View(ResourceMixin, RequestMixin, ResponseMixin, PermissionsMixin, DjangoView):
+class View(ResourceMixin, PermissionsMixin, DjangoView):
     """
     Handles incoming requests and maps them to REST operations.
     Performs request deserialization, response serialization, authentication and input validation.
@@ -187,6 +188,41 @@ class View(ResourceMixin, RequestMixin, ResponseMixin, PermissionsMixin, DjangoV
         }
         raise ImmediateResponse(content, status.HTTP_405_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED)
 
+    @property
+    def _parsed_media_types(self):
+        """
+        Return a list of all the media types that this view can parse.
+        """
+        return [parser.media_type for parser in self.parsers]
+
+    @property
+    def _default_parser(self):
+        """
+        Return the view's default parser class.
+        """
+        return self.parsers[0]
+
+    @property
+    def _rendered_media_types(self):
+        """
+        Return an list of all the media types that this response can render.
+        """
+        return [renderer.media_type for renderer in self.renderers]
+
+    @property
+    def _rendered_formats(self):
+        """
+        Return a list of all the formats that this response can render.
+        """
+        return [renderer.format for renderer in self.renderers]
+
+    @property
+    def _default_renderer(self):
+        """
+        Return the response's default renderer class.
+        """
+        return self.renderers[0]
+
     def initial(self, request, *args, **kargs):
         """
         This method is a hook for any code that needs to run prior to
@@ -213,7 +249,7 @@ class View(ResourceMixin, RequestMixin, ResponseMixin, PermissionsMixin, DjangoV
     # all other authentication is CSRF exempt.
     @csrf_exempt
     def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        request = self.create_request(request)
+        request = Request(request, parsers=self.parsers, authentication=self.authentication)
         self.request = request
 
         self.args = args