diff --git a/rest_framework/__init__.py b/rest_framework/__init__.py
index d53b2cb4de..cc24ce46c5 100644
--- a/rest_framework/__init__.py
+++ b/rest_framework/__init__.py
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
     default_app_config = 'rest_framework.apps.RestFrameworkConfig'
 
 
-class RemovedInDRF315Warning(PendingDeprecationWarning):
+class RemovedInDRF315Warning(DeprecationWarning):
     pass