diff --git a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/included_namespace_urls.py b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/included_namespace_urls.py
index 8b2e9dbda1..4f68e4c602 100644
--- a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/included_namespace_urls.py
+++ b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/included_namespace_urls.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 
-from .namespace_urls import URLObject
+from .utils import URLObject
 from .views import empty_view, view_class_instance
 
 testobj3 = URLObject('testapp', 'test-ns3')
diff --git a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/namespace_urls.py b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/namespace_urls.py
index 7fddce8f8e..fa6359dec2 100644
--- a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/namespace_urls.py
+++ b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/namespace_urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 
 from . import views
-from .tests import URLObject
+from .utils import URLObject
 
 testobj1 = URLObject('testapp', 'test-ns1')
 testobj2 = URLObject('testapp', 'test-ns2')
diff --git a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
index 93e86df71e..e32ec03e99 100644
--- a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
+++ b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango20Warning
 
 from . import middleware, urlconf_outer, views
+from .utils import URLObject
 from .views import empty_view
 
 resolve_test_data = (
@@ -242,26 +243,6 @@ test_data = (
 )
 
 
-class URLObject(object):
-    urlpatterns = [
-        url(r'^inner/$', views.empty_view, name='urlobject-view'),
-        url(r'^inner/(?P<arg1>[0-9]+)/(?P<arg2>[0-9]+)/$', views.empty_view, name='urlobject-view'),
-        url(r'^inner/\+\\\$\*/$', views.empty_view, name='urlobject-special-view'),
-    ]
-
-    def __init__(self, app_name, namespace=None):
-        self.app_name = app_name
-        self.namespace = namespace
-
-    @property
-    def urls(self):
-        return self.urlpatterns, self.app_name, self.namespace
-
-    @property
-    def app_urls(self):
-        return self.urlpatterns, self.app_name
-
-
 @override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF='urlpatterns_reverse.no_urls')
 class NoURLPatternsTests(SimpleTestCase):
 
diff --git a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/utils.py b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c3fe8a31d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.conf.urls import url
+
+from . import views
+
+
+class URLObject(object):
+    urlpatterns = [
+        url(r'^inner/$', views.empty_view, name='urlobject-view'),
+        url(r'^inner/(?P<arg1>[0-9]+)/(?P<arg2>[0-9]+)/$', views.empty_view, name='urlobject-view'),
+        url(r'^inner/\+\\\$\*/$', views.empty_view, name='urlobject-special-view'),
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, app_name, namespace=None):
+        self.app_name = app_name
+        self.namespace = namespace
+
+    @property
+    def urls(self):
+        return self.urlpatterns, self.app_name, self.namespace
+
+    @property
+    def app_urls(self):
+        return self.urlpatterns, self.app_name