diff --git a/django/db/models/manager.py b/django/db/models/manager.py
index e194e28feb..ae6ed257ee 100644
--- a/django/db/models/manager.py
+++ b/django/db/models/manager.py
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ class BaseManager(object):
     def __ne__(self, other):
         return not (self == other)
 
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return id(self)
+
 
 class Manager(BaseManager.from_queryset(QuerySet)):
     pass
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.3.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.3.txt
index ee525c9275..90008e184e 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.8.3.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.3.txt
@@ -74,3 +74,6 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed crash when uploading images with MIME types that Pillow doesn't detect,
   such as bitmap, in ``forms.ImageField`` (:ticket:`24948`).
+
+* Fixed a regression when deleting a model through the admin that has a
+  ``GenericRelation`` with a ``related_query_name`` (:ticket:`24940`).
diff --git a/tests/generic_inline_admin/models.py b/tests/generic_inline_admin/models.py
index d15f2b9f17..491536be58 100644
--- a/tests/generic_inline_admin/models.py
+++ b/tests/generic_inline_admin/models.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class PhoneNumber(models.Model):
 
 class Contact(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
-    phone_numbers = GenericRelation(PhoneNumber)
+    phone_numbers = GenericRelation(PhoneNumber, related_query_name='phone_numbers')
 
 
 #
diff --git a/tests/generic_inline_admin/tests.py b/tests/generic_inline_admin/tests.py
index 4f94599f9d..fb85a7e33e 100644
--- a/tests/generic_inline_admin/tests.py
+++ b/tests/generic_inline_admin/tests.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from django.contrib.admin.sites import AdminSite
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.admin import GenericTabularInline
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.forms import generic_inlineformset_factory
+from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.forms.formsets import DEFAULT_MAX_NUM
 from django.forms.models import ModelForm
 from django.test import (
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ from django.test import (
 from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango19Warning
 
 from .admin import MediaInline, MediaPermanentInline, site as admin_site
-from .models import Category, Episode, EpisodePermanent, Media
+from .models import Category, Episode, EpisodePermanent, Media, PhoneNumber
 
 
 # Set DEBUG to True to ensure {% include %} will raise exceptions.
@@ -301,6 +303,17 @@ class GenericInlineAdminWithUniqueTogetherTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.post('/generic_inline_admin/admin/generic_inline_admin/contact/add/', post_data)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)  # redirect somewhere
 
+    def test_delete(self):
+        from .models import Contact
+        c = Contact.objects.create(name='foo')
+        PhoneNumber.objects.create(
+            object_id=c.id,
+            content_type=ContentType.objects.get_for_model(Contact),
+            phone_number="555-555-5555",
+        )
+        response = self.client.post(reverse('admin:generic_inline_admin_contact_delete', args=[c.pk]))
+        self.assertContains(response, 'Are you sure you want to delete')
+
 
 @override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF="generic_inline_admin.urls")
 class NoInlineDeletionTest(TestCase):