diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_migrations.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_migrations.py
index bf8da46ff..a8d6b39f5 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_migrations.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_migrations.py
@@ -3,28 +3,17 @@ Check that all changes to Wagtail models have had migrations created. If there
 are outstanding model changes that need migrations, fail the tests.
 """
 
-from django import VERSION
-from django.test import TransactionTestCase
-
 from django.utils.six import iteritems
-import south.management.commands.schemamigration
-
-try:
-    from unittest import skipIf, skipUnless
-except ImportError:
-    from django.utils.unittest import skipIf, skipUnless
-
+from django.test import TransactionTestCase
+from django.apps import apps
+from django.db.migrations.loader import MigrationLoader
+from django.db.migrations.autodetector import MigrationAutodetector
+from django.db.migrations.state import ProjectState
+from django.db.migrations.questioner import MigrationQuestioner
 
+ 
 class TestForMigrations(TransactionTestCase):
-
-    @skipIf(VERSION < (1, 7), "Migrations introduced in Django 1.7")
-    def test_django_17_migrations(self):
-
-        from django.apps import apps
-        from django.db.migrations.loader import MigrationLoader
-        from django.db.migrations.autodetector import MigrationAutodetector
-        from django.db.migrations.state import ProjectState
-        from django.db.migrations.questioner import MigrationQuestioner
+    def test__migrations(self):
         app_labels = set(app.label for app in apps.get_app_configs()
                          if app.name.startswith('wagtail.'))
         for app_label in app_labels:
@@ -55,8 +44,6 @@ class TestForMigrations(TransactionTestCase):
         )
 
         if changes:
-            apps = ', '.join(apps.get_app_config(label).name
-                             for label in changes.keys())
             migrations = '\n'.join((
                 '  {migration}\n{changes}'.format(
                     migration=migration,
@@ -66,64 +53,3 @@ class TestForMigrations(TransactionTestCase):
                 for migration in migrations))
 
             self.fail('Model changes with no migrations detected:\n%s' % migrations)
-
-    @skipUnless(VERSION < (1, 7), "South migrations used for Django < 1.7")
-    def test_south_migrations(self):
-
-        from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-        from django.conf import settings
-        from django.db import models
-
-        from south.migration import Migrations, migrate_app
-        from south.models import MigrationHistory
-        from south.exceptions import NoMigrations
-        from south.creator import changes, actions, freezer
-        from south.management.commands.datamigration import Command as DataCommand
-
-        apps = [app for app in settings.INSTALLED_APPS
-                if app.startswith('wagtail.')]
-        failing_apps = []
-        for app_name in apps:
-            app = app_name.split('.')[-1]
-            try:
-                models.get_app(app)
-            except ImproperlyConfigured:
-                # This module fails to load, probably because it has no
-                # models.py. Ignore it and move on
-                continue
-
-            try:
-                migrations = Migrations(app, force_creation=False, verbose_creation=False)
-                last_migration = migrations[-1]
-            except (NoMigrations, IndexError):
-                # No migrations for this app, probably doesnt have models
-                continue
-
-            if migrations.app_label() not in getattr(last_migration.migration_class(), "complete_apps", []):
-                self.fail("Automatic migrations checking failed, since the previous migration does not have this whole app frozen.\nEither make migrations using '--freeze %s' or set 'SOUTH_AUTO_FREEZE_APP = True' in your settings.py." % migrations.app_label())
-
-            # Alright, construct two model dicts to run the differ on.
-            old_defs = dict(
-                (k, v) for k, v in last_migration.migration_class().models.items()
-                if k.split(".")[0] == migrations.app_label()
-            )
-            new_defs = dict(
-                (k, v) for k, v in freezer.freeze_apps([migrations.app_label()]).items()
-                if k.split(".")[0] == migrations.app_label()
-            )
-            change_source = changes.AutoChanges(
-                migrations = migrations,
-                old_defs = old_defs,
-                old_orm = last_migration.orm(),
-                new_defs = new_defs,
-            )
-
-            name = 'test'
-
-            # Get the actions, and then insert them into the actions lists
-            if list(change_source.get_changes()):
-                failing_apps.append(app_name)
-
-        if failing_apps:
-            self.fail('Model changes with no South migration detected in apps: %s' % (
-                ', '.join(failing_apps)))