diff --git a/django/db/models/loading.py b/django/db/models/loading.py
index e07aab4efe..a1d83cd577 100644
--- a/django/db/models/loading.py
+++ b/django/db/models/loading.py
@@ -131,19 +131,27 @@ class AppCache(object):
         self._populate()
         return self.app_errors
 
-    def get_models(self, app_mod=None):
+    def get_models(self, app_mod=None, include_deferred=False):
         """
         Given a module containing models, returns a list of the models.
         Otherwise returns a list of all installed models.
+
+        By default, models created to satisfy deferred attribute
+        queries are *not* included in the list of models. However, if
+        you specify include_deferred, they will be.
         """
         self._populate()
         if app_mod:
-            return self.app_models.get(app_mod.__name__.split('.')[-2], SortedDict()).values()
+            app_list = [self.app_models.get(app_mod.__name__.split('.')[-2], SortedDict())]
         else:
-            model_list = []
-            for app_entry in self.app_models.itervalues():
-                model_list.extend(app_entry.values())
-            return model_list
+            app_list = self.app_models.itervalues()
+        model_list = []
+        for app in app_list:
+            model_list.extend(
+                model for model in app.values()
+                if (not model._deferred or include_deferred)
+            )
+        return model_list
 
     def get_model(self, app_label, model_name, seed_cache=True):
         """
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/defer/models.py b/tests/modeltests/defer/models.py
index 96eb427811..ac3c876a57 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/defer/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/defer/models.py
@@ -183,10 +183,4 @@ u"bar"
 >>> obj.name = "bb"
 >>> obj.save()
 
-# Finally, we need to flush the app cache for the defer module.
-# Using only/defer creates some artifical entries in the app cache
-# that messes up later tests. Purge all entries, just to be sure.
->>> from django.db.models.loading import cache
->>> cache.app_models['defer'] = {}
-
 """}
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/defer_regress/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/defer_regress/models.py
index a1cd19788d..d9e7bc6249 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/defer_regress/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/defer_regress/models.py
@@ -132,11 +132,14 @@ False
 >>> i2._deferred # Item must still be non-deferred
 False
 
-# Finally, we need to flush the app cache for the defer module.
-# Using only/defer creates some artifical entries in the app cache
-# that messes up later tests. Purge all entries, just to be sure.
->>> from django.db.models.loading import cache
->>> cache.app_models['defer_regress'] = {}
+# Regression for #11936 - loading.get_models should not return deferred models by default.
+>>> from django.db.models.loading import get_models
+>>> sorted(get_models(models.get_app('defer_regress')), key=lambda obj: obj.__class__.__name__)
+[<class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Item'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.RelatedItem'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Child'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Leaf'>]
+
+>>> sorted(get_models(models.get_app('defer_regress'), include_deferred=True), key=lambda obj: obj.__class__.__name__)
+[<class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Item'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.RelatedItem'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Child'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Leaf'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Item_Deferred_text_value'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Item_Deferred_name_other_value_text'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.RelatedItem_Deferred_item_id'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Leaf_Deferred_second_child_value'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Leaf_Deferred_name_value'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Item_Deferred_name'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Item_Deferred_other_value_text_value'>, <class 'regressiontests.defer_regress.models.Leaf_Deferred_value'>]
 
 """
 }
+