diff --git a/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py b/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py
index 76a85580..f33cd77e 100644
--- a/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py
+++ b/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import warnings
 
-from .utils import get_type_for_model
+from .utils import get_type_for_model, DJANGO_FILTER_INSTALLED
+from .filter.fields import DjangoFilterConnectionField
 from ...core.exceptions import SkipField
 from ...core.fields import Field
 from ...core.types.base import FieldType
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ class DjangoConnectionField(ConnectionField):
 
 
 class ConnectionOrListField(Field):
-    connection_field_class = ConnectionField
 
     def internal_type(self, schema):
         model_field = self.type
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ class ConnectionOrListField(Field):
         if not field_object_type:
             raise SkipField()
         if is_node(field_object_type):
-            field = self.connection_field_class(field_object_type)
+            if field_object_type._meta.filter_fields:
+                field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(field_object_type)
+            else:
+                field = ConnectionField(field_object_type)
         else:
             field = Field(List(field_object_type))
         field.contribute_to_class(self.object_type, self.attname)
diff --git a/graphene/contrib/django/types.py b/graphene/contrib/django/types.py
index d8fc1b86..b961ceed 100644
--- a/graphene/contrib/django/types.py
+++ b/graphene/contrib/django/types.py
@@ -30,12 +30,9 @@ class DjangoObjectTypeMeta(ObjectTypeMeta):
                 # We skip this field if we specify only_fields and is not
                 # in there. Or when we exclude this field in exclude_fields
                 continue
-            converted_field = cls.convert_django_field(field)
+            converted_field = convert_django_field(field)
             cls.add_to_class(field.name, converted_field)
 
-    def convert_django_field(cls, field):
-        return convert_django_field(field)
-
     def construct(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         cls = super(DjangoObjectTypeMeta, cls).construct(*args, **kwargs)
         if not cls._meta.abstract:
@@ -50,15 +47,6 @@ class DjangoObjectTypeMeta(ObjectTypeMeta):
         return cls
 
 
-class DjangoFilterObjectTypeMeta(ObjectTypeMeta):
-
-    def convert_django_field(cls, field):
-        from graphene.contrib.django.filter import DjangoFilterConnectionField
-        field = super(DjangoFilterObjectTypeMeta, cls).convert_django_field(field)
-        field.connection_field_class = DjangoFilterConnectionField
-        return field
-
-
 class InstanceObjectType(ObjectType):
 
     class Meta:
@@ -102,13 +90,7 @@ class DjangoConnection(Connection):
         return super(DjangoConnection, cls).from_list(iterable, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
-django_filter_metabase = type
-# Only include filter functionality if available
-if DJANGO_FILTER_INSTALLED:
-    django_filter_metabase = DjangoFilterObjectTypeMeta
-
-
-class DjangoNodeMeta(django_filter_metabase, DjangoObjectTypeMeta, NodeMeta):
+class DjangoNodeMeta(DjangoObjectTypeMeta, NodeMeta):
     pass