diff --git a/example/example/urls.py b/example/example/urls.py
index d070426..5a7d838 100644
--- a/example/example/urls.py
+++ b/example/example/urls.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
+from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse_lazy
 from django.views.generic import RedirectView
 
 admin.autodiscover()
 
-urlpatterns = patterns('',
+urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
     url(r'^$', RedirectView.as_view(url=reverse_lazy('admin:index'), permanent=False)),
-)
+]
diff --git a/polymorphic/admin.py b/polymorphic/admin.py
index 216f74f..4dcd824 100644
--- a/polymorphic/admin.py
+++ b/polymorphic/admin.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ModelAdmin code to display polymorphic models.
 """
 import sys
 from django import forms
-from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+from django.conf.urls import url
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.admin.helpers import AdminForm, AdminErrorList
 from django.contrib.admin.widgets import AdminRadioSelect
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ class PolymorphicParentModelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
                 urls[i] = new_change_url
 
         # Define the catch-all for custom views
-        custom_urls = patterns('',
+        custom_urls = [
             url(r'^(?P<path>.+)$', self.admin_site.admin_view(self.subclass_view))
-        )
+        ]
 
         # At this point. all admin code needs to be known.
         self._lazy_setup()