diff --git a/django/utils/six.py b/django/utils/six.py
index 73846358a1..b93dc5b164 100644
--- a/django/utils/six.py
+++ b/django/utils/six.py
@@ -393,9 +393,11 @@ def with_metaclass(meta, base=object):
 if PY3:
     _iterlists = "lists"
     _assertRaisesRegex = "assertRaisesRegex"
+    _assertRegex = "assertRegex"
 else:
     _iterlists = "iterlists"
     _assertRaisesRegex = "assertRaisesRegexp"
+    _assertRegex = "assertRegexpMatches"
 
 
 def iterlists(d):
@@ -407,5 +409,9 @@ def assertRaisesRegex(self, *args, **kwargs):
     return getattr(self, _assertRaisesRegex)(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
+def assertRegex(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    return getattr(self, _assertRegex)(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
 add_move(MovedModule("_dummy_thread", "dummy_thread"))
 add_move(MovedModule("_thread", "thread"))
diff --git a/docs/topics/python3.txt b/docs/topics/python3.txt
index b44c180d7f..b1f3fa3277 100644
--- a/docs/topics/python3.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/python3.txt
@@ -402,7 +402,13 @@ The version of six bundled with Django includes one extra function:
 
     This replaces ``testcase.assertRaisesRegexp`` on Python 2, and
     ``testcase.assertRaisesRegex`` on Python 3. ``assertRaisesRegexp`` still
-    exists in current Python3 versions, but issues a warning.
+    exists in current Python 3 versions, but issues a warning.
+
+.. function:: assertRegex(testcase, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    This replaces ``testcase.assertRegexpMatches`` on Python 2, and
+    ``testcase.assertRegex`` on Python 3. ``assertRegexpMatches`` still
+    exists in current Python 3 versions, but issues a warning.
 
 
 In addition to six' defaults moves, Django's version provides ``thread`` as
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/timezones/tests.py b/tests/modeltests/timezones/tests.py
index 29a490e3fb..4ae6bbd6a8 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/timezones/tests.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/timezones/tests.py
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ class SerializationTests(TestCase):
 
     def assert_yaml_contains_datetime(self, yaml, dt):
         # Depending on the yaml dumper, '!timestamp' might be absent
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(yaml,
+        six.assertRegex(self, yaml,
             r"- fields: {dt: !(!timestamp)? '%s'}" % re.escape(dt))
 
     def test_naive_datetime(self):
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index e886078ae5..d7d01e6a92 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ class AdminViewDeletedObjectsTest(TestCase):
         """
         pattern = re.compile(br"""<li>Plot: <a href=".+/admin_views/plot/1/">World Domination</a>\s*<ul>\s*<li>Plot details: <a href=".+/admin_views/plotdetails/1/">almost finished</a>""")
         response = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/villain/%s/delete/' % quote(1))
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(response.content, pattern)
+        six.assertRegex(self, response.content, pattern)
 
     def test_cyclic(self):
         """
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/i18n/commands/extraction.py b/tests/regressiontests/i18n/commands/extraction.py
index ef711ec1bb..ac8d8c1a09 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/i18n/commands/extraction.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/i18n/commands/extraction.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from django.core import management
 from django.test import SimpleTestCase
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from django.utils._os import upath
+from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.six import StringIO
 
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ class BasicExtractorTests(ExtractorTests):
         self.assertRaises(SyntaxError, management.call_command, 'makemessages', locale=LOCALE, extensions=['tpl'], verbosity=0)
         with self.assertRaises(SyntaxError) as context_manager:
             management.call_command('makemessages', locale=LOCALE, extensions=['tpl'], verbosity=0)
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(str(context_manager.exception),
+        six.assertRegex(self, str(context_manager.exception),
                 r'Translation blocks must not include other block tags: blocktrans \(file templates[/\\]template_with_error\.tpl, line 3\)'
             )
         # Check that the temporary file was cleaned up
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/version/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/version/tests.py
index 9b849ee4ba..64621a5cb6 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/version/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/version/tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import re
 
 from django import get_version
+from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.unittest import TestCase
 
 class VersionTests(TestCase):
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ class VersionTests(TestCase):
         # This will return a different result when it's run within or outside
         # of a git clone: 1.4.devYYYYMMDDHHMMSS or 1.4.
         ver_string = get_version(ver_tuple)
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(ver_string, r'1\.4(\.dev\d+)?')
+        six.assertRegex(self, ver_string, r'1\.4(\.dev\d+)?')
 
     def test_releases(self):
         tuples_to_strings = (