diff --git a/rest_framework/decorators.py b/rest_framework/decorators.py
index 1297f96b4..f5a0c3579 100644
--- a/rest_framework/decorators.py
+++ b/rest_framework/decorators.py
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ def api_view(http_method_names=None, exclude_from_schema=False):
         WrappedAPIView.schema = getattr(func, 'schema',
                                         APIView.schema)
 
-        WrappedAPIView.exclude_from_schema = exclude_from_schema
+        if exclude_from_schema:
+            # This won't catch an explicit `exclude_from_schema=False`
+            #   but it should be good enough.
+            # TODO: DeprecationWarning
+            WrappedAPIView.exclude_from_schema = exclude_from_schema
+
         return WrappedAPIView.as_view()
     return decorator
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/routers.py b/rest_framework/routers.py
index 01daa7e7d..3b5ef46d8 100644
--- a/rest_framework/routers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/routers.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class APIRootView(views.APIView):
     The default basic root view for DefaultRouter
     """
     _ignore_model_permissions = True
-    exclude_from_schema = True
+    schema = None  # exclude from schema
     api_root_dict = None
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py b/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
index cc1ffb31b..21726ef26 100644
--- a/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
+++ b/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
@@ -148,7 +148,12 @@ class EndpointEnumerator(object):
         if not is_api_view(callback):
             return False  # Ignore anything except REST framework views.
 
-        if getattr(callback.cls, 'exclude_from_schema', False):
+        if hasattr(callback.cls, 'exclude_from_schema'):
+            # TODO: deprecation warning
+            if getattr(callback.cls, 'exclude_from_schema', False):
+                return False
+
+        if callback.cls.schema is None:
             return False
 
         if path.endswith('.{format}') or path.endswith('.{format}/'):
diff --git a/rest_framework/schemas/views.py b/rest_framework/schemas/views.py
index 932b5a487..b13eadea9 100644
--- a/rest_framework/schemas/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/schemas/views.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
 class SchemaView(APIView):
     _ignore_model_permissions = True
-    exclude_from_schema = True
+    schema = None  # exclude from schema
     renderer_classes = None
     schema_generator = None
     public = False
diff --git a/rest_framework/views.py b/rest_framework/views.py
index ccc2047ee..dfed15888 100644
--- a/rest_framework/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/views.py
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ class APIView(View):
     # Allow dependency injection of other settings to make testing easier.
     settings = api_settings
 
-    # Mark the view as being included or excluded from schema generation.
-    exclude_from_schema = False
     schema = AutoSchema()
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_schemas.py b/tests/test_schemas.py
index f67dfda4f..1ecd31314 100644
--- a/tests/test_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/test_schemas.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from rest_framework import filters, pagination, permissions, serializers
 from rest_framework.compat import coreapi, coreschema
-from rest_framework.decorators import detail_route, list_route, api_view, schema
+from rest_framework.decorators import (
+    api_view, detail_route, list_route, schema
+)
 from rest_framework.request import Request
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
 from rest_framework.schemas import (
@@ -618,13 +620,14 @@ def test_docstring_is_not_stripped_by_get_description():
 
 # Views for SchemaGenerationExclusionTests
 class ExcludedAPIView(APIView):
-    exclude_from_schema = True
+    schema = None
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
 
-@api_view(['GET'], exclude_from_schema=True)
+@api_view(['GET'])
+@schema(None)
 def excluded_fbv(request):
     pass
 
@@ -670,15 +673,13 @@ class SchemaGenerationExclusionTests(TestCase):
         path, method, callback = endpoints[0]
         assert path == '/included-fbv/'
 
-
     def test_should_include_endpoint_excludes_correctly(self):
         """This is the specific method that should handle the exclusion"""
         inspector = EndpointEnumerator(self.patterns)
 
-        pairs = [
-            (inspector.get_path_from_regex(pattern.regex.pattern), pattern.callback)
-                for pattern in self.patterns
-        ]
+        # Not pretty. Mimics internals of EndpointEnumerator to put should_include_endpoint under test
+        pairs = [(inspector.get_path_from_regex(pattern.regex.pattern), pattern.callback)
+                 for pattern in self.patterns]
 
         should_include = [
             inspector.should_include_endpoint(*pair) for pair in pairs
@@ -689,4 +690,4 @@ class SchemaGenerationExclusionTests(TestCase):
         assert should_include == expected
 
     def test_deprecations(self):
-        pass
\ No newline at end of file
+        pass