diff --git a/django/test/client.py b/django/test/client.py
index 6f3b73dde3..2b26335037 100644
--- a/django/test/client.py
+++ b/django/test/client.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import sys
 import os
 import re
 import mimetypes
-import warnings
 from copy import copy
 from urlparse import urlparse, urlsplit
 try:
@@ -412,17 +411,6 @@ class Client(RequestFactory):
             if response.context and len(response.context) == 1:
                 response.context = response.context[0]
 
-            # Provide a backwards-compatible (but pending deprecation) response.template
-            def _get_template(self):
-                warnings.warn("response.template is deprecated; use response.templates instead (which is always a list)",
-                              DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-                if not self.templates:
-                    return None
-                elif len(self.templates) == 1:
-                    return self.templates[0]
-                return self.templates
-            response.__class__.template = property(_get_template)
-
             # Update persistent cookie data.
             if response.cookies:
                 self.cookies.update(response.cookies)