diff --git a/tests/test_renderers.py b/tests/test_renderers.py
index a68ece734..aaf2a262e 100644
--- a/tests/test_renderers.py
+++ b/tests/test_renderers.py
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ class BrowsableAPIRendererTests(URLPatternsTestCase):
             raise NotImplementedError
 
     router = SimpleRouter()
-    router.register('examples', ExampleViewSet, base_name='example')
+    router.register(r'examples/', ExampleViewSet, basename='example')
     urlpatterns = [url(r'^api/', include(router.urls))]
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_routers.py b/tests/test_routers.py
index eae3f5458..546e85f2e 100644
--- a/tests/test_routers.py
+++ b/tests/test_routers.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class BasicViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
 
 class TestSimpleRouter(URLPatternsTestCase, TestCase):
     router = SimpleRouter()
-    router.register('basics', BasicViewSet, base_name='basic')
+    router.register(r'basics/', BasicViewSet, basename='basic')
 
     urlpatterns = [
         url(r'^api/', include(router.urls)),