diff --git a/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py b/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
index 4b6d82a14..8c552d690 100644
--- a/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
+++ b/rest_framework/schemas/generators.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ def is_api_view(callback):
     """
     # Avoid import cycle on APIView
     from rest_framework.views import APIView
-    cls = getattr(callback, 'cls', None)
-    return (cls is not None) and issubclass(cls, APIView)
+    view_class = getattr(callback, 'view_class', None)
+    return (view_class is not None) and issubclass(view_class, APIView)
 
 
 def endpoint_ordering(endpoint):
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ class EndpointEnumerator:
         if not is_api_view(callback):
             return False  # Ignore anything except REST framework views.
 
-        if callback.cls.schema is None:
+        if callback.view_class.schema is None:
             return False
 
-        if 'schema' in callback.initkwargs:
-            if callback.initkwargs['schema'] is None:
+        if 'schema' in callback.view_initkwargs:
+            if callback.view_initkwargs['schema'] is None:
                 return False
 
         if path.endswith('.{format}') or path.endswith('.{format}/'):
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ class EndpointEnumerator:
         """
         if hasattr(callback, 'actions'):
             actions = set(callback.actions)
-            http_method_names = set(callback.cls.http_method_names)
+            http_method_names = set(callback.view_class.http_method_names)
             methods = [method.upper() for method in actions & http_method_names]
         else:
-            methods = callback.cls().allowed_methods
+            methods = callback.view_class().allowed_methods
 
         return [method for method in methods if method not in ('OPTIONS', 'HEAD')]
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class BaseSchemaGenerator(object):
         """
         Given a callback, return an actual view instance.
         """
-        view = callback.cls(**getattr(callback, 'initkwargs', {}))
+        view = callback.view_class(**getattr(callback, 'view_initkwargs', {}))
         view.args = ()
         view.kwargs = {}
         view.format_kwarg = None
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/breadcrumbs.py b/rest_framework/utils/breadcrumbs.py
index 54990e9f6..559d3afe8 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/breadcrumbs.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/breadcrumbs.py
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ def get_breadcrumbs(url, request=None):
         else:
             # Check if this is a REST framework view,
             # and if so add it to the breadcrumbs
-            cls = getattr(view, 'cls', None)
-            initkwargs = getattr(view, 'initkwargs', {})
-            if cls is not None and issubclass(cls, APIView):
+            view_class = getattr(view, 'view_class', None)
+            initkwargs = getattr(view, 'view_initkwargs', {})
+            if view_class is not None and issubclass(view_class, APIView):
                 # Don't list the same view twice in a row.
                 # Probably an optional trailing slash.
                 if not seen or seen[-1] != view:
-                    c = cls(**initkwargs)
+                    c = view_class(**initkwargs)
                     name = c.get_view_name()
                     insert_url = preserve_builtin_query_params(prefix + url, request)
                     breadcrumbs_list.insert(0, (name, insert_url))
diff --git a/rest_framework/views.py b/rest_framework/views.py
index 69db053d6..e3c86174b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/views.py
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ class APIView(View):
             cls.queryset._fetch_all = force_evaluation
 
         view = super().as_view(**initkwargs)
-        view.cls = cls
-        view.initkwargs = initkwargs
+        view.view_class = cls
+        view.view_initkwargs = initkwargs
 
         # Note: session based authentication is explicitly CSRF validated,
         # all other authentication is CSRF exempt.
diff --git a/rest_framework/viewsets.py b/rest_framework/viewsets.py
index d94c81df4..17fccb552 100644
--- a/rest_framework/viewsets.py
+++ b/rest_framework/viewsets.py
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ class ViewSetMixin:
         # We need to set these on the view function, so that breadcrumb
         # generation can pick out these bits of information from a
         # resolved URL.
-        view.cls = cls
-        view.initkwargs = initkwargs
+        view.view_class = cls
+        view.view_initkwargs = initkwargs
         view.actions = actions
         return csrf_exempt(view)
 
diff --git a/tests/schemas/test_get_schema_view.py b/tests/schemas/test_get_schema_view.py
index f582c6495..c9838b156 100644
--- a/tests/schemas/test_get_schema_view.py
+++ b/tests/schemas/test_get_schema_view.py
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ class GetSchemaViewTests(TestCase):
     """For the get_schema_view() helper."""
     def test_openapi(self):
         schema_view = get_schema_view(title="With OpenAPI")
-        assert isinstance(schema_view.initkwargs['schema_generator'], openapi.SchemaGenerator)
-        assert renderers.OpenAPIRenderer in schema_view.cls().renderer_classes
+        assert isinstance(schema_view.view_initkwargs['schema_generator'], openapi.SchemaGenerator)
+        assert renderers.OpenAPIRenderer in schema_view.view_class().renderer_classes
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif(not coreapi.coreapi, reason='coreapi is not installed')
     def test_coreapi(self):
         with override_settings(REST_FRAMEWORK={'DEFAULT_SCHEMA_CLASS': 'rest_framework.schemas.AutoSchema'}):
             schema_view = get_schema_view(title="With CoreAPI")
-            assert isinstance(schema_view.initkwargs['schema_generator'], coreapi.SchemaGenerator)
-            assert renderers.CoreAPIOpenAPIRenderer in schema_view.cls().renderer_classes
+            assert isinstance(schema_view.view_initkwargs['schema_generator'], coreapi.SchemaGenerator)
+            assert renderers.CoreAPIOpenAPIRenderer in schema_view.view_class().renderer_classes
diff --git a/tests/test_decorators.py b/tests/test_decorators.py
index e10f0e5c5..0e836f6be 100644
--- a/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class DecoratorTestCase(TestCase):
         def view(request):
             return Response({})
 
-        assert isinstance(view.cls.schema, CustomSchema)
+        assert isinstance(view.view_class.schema, CustomSchema)
 
 
 class ActionDecoratorTestCase(TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/test_routers.py b/tests/test_routers.py
index ff927ff33..2b277b878 100644
--- a/tests/test_routers.py
+++ b/tests/test_routers.py
@@ -470,18 +470,18 @@ class TestViewInitkwargs(URLPatternsTestCase, TestCase):
 
     def test_suffix(self):
         match = resolve('/example/notes/')
-        initkwargs = match.func.initkwargs
+        initkwargs = match.func.view_initkwargs
 
         assert initkwargs['suffix'] == 'List'
 
     def test_detail(self):
         match = resolve('/example/notes/')
-        initkwargs = match.func.initkwargs
+        initkwargs = match.func.view_initkwargs
 
         assert not initkwargs['detail']
 
     def test_basename(self):
         match = resolve('/example/notes/')
-        initkwargs = match.func.initkwargs
+        initkwargs = match.func.view_initkwargs
 
         assert initkwargs['basename'] == 'routertestmodel'