diff --git a/wagtail/tests/non_root_urls.py b/wagtail/tests/non_root_urls.py
index badea652a..d25904f39 100644
--- a/wagtail/tests/non_root_urls.py
+++ b/wagtail/tests/non_root_urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """An alternative urlconf module where Wagtail front-end URLs
 are rooted at '/site/' rather than '/'"""
 
-from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
+from django.conf.urls import include, url
 
 from wagtail.wagtailcore import urls as wagtail_urls
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin import urls as wagtailadmin_urls
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ from wagtail.wagtailimages import urls as wagtailimages_urls
 from wagtail.wagtailsearch import urls as wagtailsearch_urls
 
 
-urlpatterns = patterns('',
+urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^admin/', include(wagtailadmin_urls)),
     url(r'^search/', include(wagtailsearch_urls)),
     url(r'^documents/', include(wagtaildocs_urls)),
     url(r'^images/', include(wagtailimages_urls)),
     url(r'^site/', include(wagtail_urls)),
-)
+]
diff --git a/wagtail/tests/urls.py b/wagtail/tests/urls.py
index 57f62c7f2..53ef781a5 100644
--- a/wagtail/tests/urls.py
+++ b/wagtail/tests/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
+from django.conf.urls import include, url
 
 from wagtail.wagtailcore import urls as wagtail_urls
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin import urls as wagtailadmin_urls
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from wagtail.contrib.wagtailsitemaps.views import sitemap
 from wagtail.contrib.wagtailapi import urls as wagtailapi_urls
 
 
-urlpatterns = patterns('',
+urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^admin/', include(wagtailadmin_urls)),
     url(r'^search/', include(wagtailsearch_urls)),
     url(r'^documents/', include(wagtaildocs_urls)),
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     # For anything not caught by a more specific rule above, hand over to
     # Wagtail's serving mechanism
     url(r'', include(wagtail_urls)),
-)
+]