diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d7a3a959..784b54c0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ Full documentation for the project is available at [http://www.django-rest-frame
 
 ---
 
-**Note**: We have now released Django REST framework 3.1. For older codebases you may want to refer to the version 2.4.4 [source code](https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/tree/version-2.4.x), and [documentation](http://tomchristie.github.io/rest-framework-2-docs/).
+**Note**: We have now released Django REST framework 3.2. For older codebases you may want to refer to the version 2.4.4 [source code][2.4-code], and [documentation][2.4-docs].
 
-For more details see the [3.1 release notes][3.1-announcement]
+For more details see the 3.2 [announcement][3.2-announcement] and [release notes][3.2-release-notes].
 
 ---
 
@@ -182,4 +182,7 @@ Send a description of the issue via email to [rest-framework-security@googlegrou
 
 [docs]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/
 [security-mail]: mailto:rest-framework-security@googlegroups.com
-[3.1-announcement]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/topics/3.1-announcement/
+[2.4-code]: https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/tree/version-2.4.x
+[2.4-docs]: http://tomchristie.github.io/rest-framework-2-docs/
+[3.2-announcement]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/topics/3.2-announcement/
+[3.2-release-notes]: http://www.django-rest-framework.org/topics/release-notes/#32x-series
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index ec15e43dc..37f192094 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 
 ---
 
-**Note**: This is the documentation for the **version 3.1** of REST framework. Documentation for [version 2.4](http://tomchristie.github.io/rest-framework-2-docs/) is also available.
+**Note**: This is the documentation for the **version 3.2** of REST framework. Documentation for [version 2.4](http://tomchristie.github.io/rest-framework-2-docs/) is also available.
 
-For more details see the [3.1 release notes][3.1-announcement].
+For more details see the 3.2 [announcement][3.2-announcement] and [release notes][release-notes].
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/docs/topics/3.2-announcement.md b/docs/topics/3.2-announcement.md
index 945c1ff30..a8d8dc45d 100644
--- a/docs/topics/3.2-announcement.md
+++ b/docs/topics/3.2-announcement.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ The upshot is this: If you have many to many fields in your models, then make su
 
 ### List fields and allow_null
 
-When using `allow_null` with `ListField` or a nested `mant=True` serializer the previous behavior was to allow `null` values as items in the list. The behavior is now to allow `null` values instead of the list.
+When using `allow_null` with `ListField` or a nested `many=True` serializer the previous behavior was to allow `null` values as items in the list. The behavior is now to allow `null` values instead of the list.
 
 For example, take the following field:
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/authentication.py b/rest_framework/authentication.py
index 088eac4ca..da88a239b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/authentication.py
+++ b/rest_framework/authentication.py
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import base64
 
-from django.contrib.auth import authenticate
+from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, get_user_model
 from django.middleware.csrf import CsrfViewMiddleware
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from rest_framework import HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING, exceptions
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
-from rest_framework.compat import get_user_model
 
 
 def get_authorization_header(request):
@@ -89,9 +88,8 @@ class BasicAuthentication(BaseAuthentication):
         """
         Authenticate the userid and password against username and password.
         """
-        username_field = getattr(get_user_model(), 'USERNAME_FIELD', 'username')
         credentials = {
-            username_field: userid,
+            get_user_model().USERNAME_FIELD: userid,
             'password': password
         }
         user = authenticate(**credentials)
diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index d18541820..11fc9a28a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
 """
 The `compat` module provides support for backwards compatibility with older
-versions of django/python, and compatibility wrappers around optional packages.
+versions of Django/Python, and compatibility wrappers around optional packages.
 """
 
 # flake8: noqa
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import inspect
-
 import django
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.db import connection, transaction
-from django.forms import FilePathField as DjangoFilePathField
-from django.test.client import FakePayload
 from django.utils import six
-from django.utils.encoding import force_text
-from django.utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse as _urlparse
+from django.views.generic import View
 
 try:
-    import importlib
+    import importlib  # Available in Python 3.1+
 except ImportError:
-    from django.utils import importlib
+    from django.utils import importlib  # Will be removed in Django 1.9
+
 
 def unicode_repr(instance):
     # Get the repr of an instance, but ensure it is a unicode string
@@ -65,13 +60,6 @@ except ImportError:
     from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict as OrderedDict
 
 
-# HttpResponseBase only exists from 1.5 onwards
-try:
-    from django.http.response import HttpResponseBase
-except ImportError:
-    from django.http import HttpResponse as HttpResponseBase
-
-
 # contrib.postgres only supported from 1.8 onwards.
 try:
     from django.contrib.postgres import fields as postgres_fields
@@ -79,16 +67,6 @@ except ImportError:
     postgres_fields = None
 
 
-# request only provides `resolver_match` from 1.5 onwards.
-def get_resolver_match(request):
-    try:
-        return request.resolver_match
-    except AttributeError:
-        # Django < 1.5
-        from django.core.urlresolvers import resolve
-        return resolve(request.path_info)
-
-
 # django-filter is optional
 try:
     import django_filters
@@ -125,25 +103,6 @@ def get_model_name(model_cls):
         return model_cls._meta.module_name
 
 
-# Support custom user models in Django 1.5+
-try:
-    from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
-except ImportError:
-    from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-    get_user_model = lambda: User
-
-
-# View._allowed_methods only present from 1.5 onwards
-if django.VERSION >= (1, 5):
-    from django.views.generic import View
-else:
-    from django.views.generic import View as DjangoView
-
-    class View(DjangoView):
-        def _allowed_methods(self):
-            return [m.upper() for m in self.http_method_names if hasattr(self, m)]
-
-
 # MinValueValidator, MaxValueValidator et al. only accept `message` in 1.8+
 if django.VERSION >= (1, 8):
     from django.core.validators import MinValueValidator, MaxValueValidator
@@ -154,21 +113,25 @@ else:
     from django.core.validators import MinLengthValidator as DjangoMinLengthValidator
     from django.core.validators import MaxLengthValidator as DjangoMaxLengthValidator
 
+
     class MinValueValidator(DjangoMinValueValidator):
         def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.message = kwargs.pop('message', self.message)
             super(MinValueValidator, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
+
     class MaxValueValidator(DjangoMaxValueValidator):
         def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.message = kwargs.pop('message', self.message)
             super(MaxValueValidator, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
+
     class MinLengthValidator(DjangoMinLengthValidator):
         def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.message = kwargs.pop('message', self.message)
             super(MinLengthValidator, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
+
     class MaxLengthValidator(DjangoMaxLengthValidator):
         def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.message = kwargs.pop('message', self.message)
@@ -181,6 +144,7 @@ if django.VERSION >= (1, 6):
 else:
     from django.core.validators import URLValidator as DjangoURLValidator
 
+
     class URLValidator(DjangoURLValidator):
         def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.message = kwargs.pop('message', self.message)
@@ -194,6 +158,7 @@ else:
     from django.core.validators import EmailValidator as DjangoEmailValidator
     from django.core.validators import email_re
 
+
     class EmailValidator(DjangoEmailValidator):
         def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             super(EmailValidator, self).__init__(email_re, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -208,6 +173,7 @@ if 'patch' not in View.http_method_names:
 try:
     import markdown
 
+
     def apply_markdown(text):
         """
         Simple wrapper around :func:`markdown.markdown` to set the base level
@@ -233,7 +199,6 @@ else:
     LONG_SEPARATORS = (b', ', b': ')
     INDENT_SEPARATORS = (b',', b': ')
 
-
 if django.VERSION >= (1, 8):
     from django.db.models import DurationField
     from django.utils.dateparse import parse_duration
diff --git a/rest_framework/routers.py b/rest_framework/routers.py
index e72c4987a..b96100ec2 100644
--- a/rest_framework/routers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/routers.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.core.urlresolvers import NoReverseMatch
 
 from rest_framework import views
-from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict, get_resolver_match
+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
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class DefaultRouter(SimpleRouter):
 
             def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
                 ret = OrderedDict()
-                namespace = get_resolver_match(request).namespace
+                namespace = request.resolver_match.namespace
                 for key, url_name in api_root_dict.items():
                     if namespace:
                         url_name = namespace + ':' + url_name
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/formatting.py b/rest_framework/utils/formatting.py
index 5ad974e7c..67aabd3f1 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/formatting.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/formatting.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import re
 
+from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
-from rest_framework.compat import apply_markdown, force_text
+from rest_framework.compat import apply_markdown
 
 
 def remove_trailing_string(content, trailing):
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py b/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
index 229a46d0b..b049c7de2 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import collections
 
-from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict, force_text, unicode_to_repr
+from django.utils.encoding import force_text
+
+from rest_framework.compat import OrderedDict, unicode_to_repr
 
 
 class ReturnDict(OrderedDict):
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ class ReturnDict(OrderedDict):
     Includes a backlink to the serializer instance for renderers
     to use if they need richer field information.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.serializer = kwargs.pop('serializer')
         super(ReturnDict, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ class ReturnList(list):
     Includes a backlink to the serializer instance for renderers
     to use if they need richer field information.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.serializer = kwargs.pop('serializer')
         super(ReturnList, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ class BoundField(object):
     Returned when iterating over a serializer instance,
     providing an API similar to Django forms and form fields.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, field, value, errors, prefix=''):
         self._field = field
         self._prefix = prefix
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ class NestedBoundField(BoundField):
     in order to support nested bound fields. This class is the type of
     `BoundField` that is used for serializer fields.
     """
+
     def __iter__(self):
         for field in self.fields.values():
             yield self[field.field_name]
@@ -112,6 +118,7 @@ class BindingDict(collections.MutableMapping):
     `field.bind()` so that the `field_name` and `parent` attributes
     can be set correctly.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, serializer):
         self.serializer = serializer
         self.fields = OrderedDict()
diff --git a/rest_framework/views.py b/rest_framework/views.py
index 468737ad6..56e3c4e49 100644
--- a/rest_framework/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/views.py
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django.db import models
 from django.http import Http404
+from django.http.response import HttpResponseBase
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_text
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
+from django.views.generic import View
 
 from rest_framework import exceptions, status
-from rest_framework.compat import HttpResponseBase, View, set_rollback
+from rest_framework.compat import set_rollback
 from rest_framework.request import Request
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2adfe43ed..489e8a7a6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ addopts=--tb=short
 [tox]
 envlist =
        py27-{lint,docs},
-       {py26,py27}-django14,
        {py26,py27,py32,py33,py34}-django{15,16},
        {py27,py32,py33,py34}-django{17,18,master}