diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index 55918267a..36ecf9150 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ class GenericAPIView(views.APIView):
         """
         pass
 
-    def pre_save(self, obj):
-        pass
-
 
 class MultipleObjectAPIView(MultipleObjectMixin, GenericAPIView):
     """