diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index 8c91431db..b164f09c1 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -305,15 +305,6 @@ def set_rollback():
         pass
 
 
-# TODO: Remove
-def include(module, namespace=None, app_name=None):
-    from django.conf.urls import include
-    if django.VERSION < (1,9):
-        return include(module, namespace, app_name)
-    else:
-        return include((module, app_name), namespace)
-
-
 def authenticate(request=None, **credentials):
     from django.contrib.auth import authenticate
     if django.VERSION < (1, 11):
diff --git a/rest_framework/urlpatterns.py b/rest_framework/urlpatterns.py
index 2ce4ba52d..90f97f27d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/urlpatterns.py
+++ b/rest_framework/urlpatterns.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.conf.urls import include, url
 
-from rest_framework.compat import RegexURLResolver, include
+from rest_framework.compat import RegexURLResolver
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 
 
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ def apply_suffix_patterns(urlpatterns, suffix_pattern, suffix_required):
             patterns = apply_suffix_patterns(urlpattern.url_patterns,
                                              suffix_pattern,
                                              suffix_required)
-            ret.append(url(regex, include(patterns, namespace, app_name), kwargs))
-
+            ret.append(url(regex, include((patterns, app_name), namespace), kwargs))
         else:
             # Regular URL pattern
             regex = urlpattern.regex.pattern.rstrip('$').rstrip('/') + suffix_pattern
diff --git a/tests/test_routers.py b/tests/test_routers.py
index cbc7c0554..46d54ed9f 100644
--- a/tests/test_routers.py
+++ b/tests/test_routers.py
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 import pytest
-from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.db import models
 from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from rest_framework import permissions, serializers, viewsets
-from rest_framework.compat import include
 from rest_framework.decorators import detail_route, list_route
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter, SimpleRouter
diff --git a/tests/test_versioning.py b/tests/test_versioning.py
index 098b09b65..ab64dfab7 100644
--- a/tests/test_versioning.py
+++ b/tests/test_versioning.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import pytest
-from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.test import override_settings
 
 from rest_framework import serializers, status, versioning
-from rest_framework.compat import include
 from rest_framework.decorators import APIView
 from rest_framework.relations import PKOnlyObject
 from rest_framework.response import Response