diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/operations.py b/django/contrib/postgres/operations.py
index 2d22c313b9..e39d63ffa0 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/operations.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/operations.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.db.migrations.operations.base import Operation
 class CreateExtension(Operation):
     reversible = True
 
-    def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, name):
         self.name = name
 
     def state_forwards(self, app_label, state):
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class CreateExtension(Operation):
 
 class HStoreExtension(CreateExtension):
 
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self):
         self.name = 'hstore'
 
     def database_forwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/validators.py b/django/contrib/postgres/validators.py
index 22ac10074f..19d0a69765 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/validators.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/validators.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class KeysValidator(object):
     }
     strict = False
 
-    def __init__(self, keys, strict=False, messages=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, keys, strict=False, messages=None):
         self.keys = set(keys)
         self.strict = strict
         if messages is not None:
diff --git a/django/core/files/storage.py b/django/core/files/storage.py
index c6146fcdb7..2d7c0c78e9 100644
--- a/django/core/files/storage.py
+++ b/django/core/files/storage.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class FileSystemStorage(Storage):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, location=None, base_url=None, file_permissions_mode=None,
-            directory_permissions_mode=None, **kwargs):
+            directory_permissions_mode=None):
         if location is None:
             location = settings.MEDIA_ROOT
         self.base_location = location
diff --git a/django/core/validators.py b/django/core/validators.py
index 846efe7ac8..e0fd995227 100644
--- a/django/core/validators.py
+++ b/django/core/validators.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class RegexValidator(object):
     inverse_match = False
     flags = 0
 
-    def __init__(self, regex=None, message=None, code=None, inverse_match=None, flags=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, regex=None, message=None, code=None, inverse_match=None, flags=None):
         if regex is not None:
             self.regex = regex
         if message is not None:
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class EmailValidator(object):
         re.IGNORECASE)
     domain_whitelist = ['localhost']
 
-    def __init__(self, message=None, code=None, whitelist=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, message=None, code=None, whitelist=None):
         if message is not None:
             self.message = message
         if code is not None:
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class BaseValidator(object):
     message = _('Ensure this value is %(limit_value)s (it is %(show_value)s).')
     code = 'limit_value'
 
-    def __init__(self, limit_value, message=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, limit_value, message=None):
         self.limit_value = limit_value
         if message:
             self.message = message
diff --git a/django/db/migrations/operations/base.py b/django/db/migrations/operations/base.py
index 167034c8f3..655f03a4c6 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/operations/base.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/operations/base.py
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ class Operation(object):
         self._constructor_args = (args, kwargs)
         return self
 
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        pass
-
     def deconstruct(self):
         """
         Returns a 3-tuple of class import path (or just name if it lives
diff --git a/django/db/migrations/operations/fields.py b/django/db/migrations/operations/fields.py
index 41cae1ea1e..ecfa5d6387 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/operations/fields.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/operations/fields.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class AddField(Operation):
     Adds a field to a model.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, model_name, name, field, preserve_default=True, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, model_name, name, field, preserve_default=True):
         self.model_name = model_name
         self.name = name
         self.field = field
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class RemoveField(Operation):
     Removes a field from a model.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, model_name, name, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, model_name, name):
         self.model_name = model_name
         self.name = name
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class AlterField(Operation):
     Alters a field's database column (e.g. null, max_length) to the provided new field
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, model_name, name, field, preserve_default=True, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, model_name, name, field, preserve_default=True):
         self.model_name = model_name
         self.name = name
         self.field = field
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class RenameField(Operation):
     Renames a field on the model. Might affect db_column too.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, model_name, old_name, new_name, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, model_name, old_name, new_name):
         self.model_name = model_name
         self.old_name = old_name
         self.new_name = new_name
diff --git a/django/db/migrations/operations/models.py b/django/db/migrations/operations/models.py
index 11ac1d9640..8672cf4515 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/operations/models.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/operations/models.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class CreateModel(Operation):
 
     serialization_expand_args = ['fields', 'options']
 
-    def __init__(self, name, fields, options=None, bases=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, name, fields, options=None, bases=None):
         self.name = name
         self.fields = fields
         self.options = options or {}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class DeleteModel(Operation):
     Drops a model's table.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, name):
         self.name = name
 
     def deconstruct(self):
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class RenameModel(Operation):
     Renames a model.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, old_name, new_name, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, old_name, new_name):
         self.old_name = old_name
         self.new_name = new_name
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class AlterModelTable(Operation):
     Renames a model's table
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name, table, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, name, table):
         self.name = name
         self.table = table
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class AlterUniqueTogether(Operation):
     """
     option_name = "unique_together"
 
-    def __init__(self, name, unique_together, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, name, unique_together):
         self.name = name
         unique_together = normalize_together(unique_together)
         self.unique_together = set(tuple(cons) for cons in unique_together)
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class AlterIndexTogether(Operation):
     """
     option_name = "index_together"
 
-    def __init__(self, name, index_together, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, name, index_together):
         self.name = name
         index_together = normalize_together(index_together)
         self.index_together = set(tuple(cons) for cons in index_together)
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class AlterOrderWithRespectTo(Operation):
     Represents a change with the order_with_respect_to option.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name, order_with_respect_to, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, name, order_with_respect_to):
         self.name = name
         self.order_with_respect_to = order_with_respect_to
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class AlterModelOptions(Operation):
         "verbose_name_plural",
     ]
 
-    def __init__(self, name, options, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, name, options):
         self.name = name
         self.options = options
 
diff --git a/django/db/migrations/operations/special.py b/django/db/migrations/operations/special.py
index 3aa7b8678e..c5181dd294 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/operations/special.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/operations/special.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class SeparateDatabaseAndState(Operation):
     that affect the state or not the database, or so on.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, database_operations=None, state_operations=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, database_operations=None, state_operations=None):
         self.database_operations = database_operations or []
         self.state_operations = state_operations or []
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class RunSQL(Operation):
     by this SQL change, in case it's custom column/table creation/deletion.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, sql, reverse_sql=None, state_operations=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, sql, reverse_sql=None, state_operations=None):
         self.sql = sql
         self.reverse_sql = reverse_sql
         self.state_operations = state_operations or []
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class RunPython(Operation):
 
     reduces_to_sql = False
 
-    def __init__(self, code, reverse_code=None, atomic=True, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, code, reverse_code=None, atomic=True):
         self.atomic = atomic
         # Forwards code
         if not callable(code):
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.7.2.txt b/docs/releases/1.7.2.txt
index 18330dd16c..c9f69fe856 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.7.2.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.7.2.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,3 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed a crash in migrations when deleting a field that is part of a
   ``index/unique_together`` constraint (:ticket:`23794`).
-
-* Made the initializers of deconstructible classes, such as migration
-  operations and validators, accept kwargs for forwards compatibility
-  (:ticket:`23892`).