diff --git a/rest_framework/urls.py b/rest_framework/urls.py
index 482a0a364..126146fe2 100644
--- a/rest_framework/urls.py
+++ b/rest_framework/urls.py
@@ -3,19 +3,20 @@ Login and logout views for the browsable API.
 
 Add these to your root URLconf if you're using the browsable API and
 your API requires authentication:
+    from django.urls import re_path
 
     urlpatterns = [
         ...
-        url(r'^auth/', include('rest_framework.urls'))
+        re_path(r'^auth/', include('rest_framework.urls'))
     ]
 
 You should make sure your authentication settings include `SessionAuthentication`.
 """
-from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.urls import re_path
 from django.contrib.auth import views
 
 app_name = 'rest_framework'
 urlpatterns = [
-    url(r'^login/$', views.LoginView.as_view(template_name='rest_framework/login.html'), name='login'),
-    url(r'^logout/$', views.LogoutView.as_view(), name='logout'),
+    re_path(r'^login/$', views.LoginView.as_view(template_name='rest_framework/login.html'), name='login'),
+    re_path(r'^logout/$', views.LogoutView.as_view(), name='logout'),
 ]