diff --git a/polymorphic/base.py b/polymorphic/base.py
index c4fc6918..d6586c17 100644
--- a/polymorphic/base.py
+++ b/polymorphic/base.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import sys
 import warnings
 
-import django
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models.base import ModelBase
 
@@ -53,21 +52,10 @@ class PolymorphicModelBase(ModelBase):
     """
 
     def __new__(self, model_name, bases, attrs, **kwargs):
-        # print; print '###', model_name, '- bases:', bases
-
         # Workaround compatibility issue with six.with_metaclass() and custom Django model metaclasses:
         if not attrs and model_name == "NewBase":
             return super().__new__(self, model_name, bases, attrs, **kwargs)
 
-        # Make sure that manager_inheritance_from_future is set, since django-polymorphic 1.x already
-        # simulated that behavior on the polymorphic manager to all subclasses behave like polymorphics
-        if django.VERSION < (2, 0):
-            if "Meta" in attrs:
-                if not hasattr(attrs["Meta"], "manager_inheritance_from_future"):
-                    attrs["Meta"].manager_inheritance_from_future = True
-            else:
-                attrs["Meta"] = type("Meta", (object,), {"manager_inheritance_from_future": True})
-
         # create new model
         new_class = self.call_superclass_new_method(model_name, bases, attrs, **kwargs)
 
@@ -130,10 +118,7 @@ def validate_model_manager(self, manager, model_name, manager_name):
         and its querysets from PolymorphicQuerySet - throw AssertionError if not"""
 
         if not issubclass(type(manager), PolymorphicManager):
-            if django.VERSION < (2, 0):
-                extra = "\nConsider using Meta.manager_inheritance_from_future = True for Django 1.x projects"
-            else:
-                extra = ""
+            extra = ""
             e = (
                 f'PolymorphicModel: "{model_name}.{manager_name}" manager is of type "{type(manager).__name__}", '
                 f"but must be a subclass of PolymorphicManager.{extra} to support retrieving subclasses"
diff --git a/polymorphic/compat.py b/polymorphic/compat.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ee7f1395..00000000
--- a/polymorphic/compat.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-"""Compatibility with Python 2 (taken from 'django.utils.six')"""
-
-
-def with_metaclass(meta, *bases):
-    class metaclass(type):
-        def __new__(cls, name, this_bases, d):
-            return meta(name, bases, d)
-
-    return type.__new__(metaclass, "temporary_class", (), {})
diff --git a/polymorphic/formsets/utils.py b/polymorphic/formsets/utils.py
index f78aee7e..f9c31ea6 100644
--- a/polymorphic/formsets/utils.py
+++ b/polymorphic/formsets/utils.py
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
 """
 Internal utils
 """
-import django
 
 
 def add_media(dest, media):
     """
     Optimized version of django.forms.Media.__add__() that doesn't create new objects.
     """
-    if django.VERSION >= (2, 2):
-        dest._css_lists.extend(media._css_lists)
-        dest._js_lists.extend(media._js_lists)
-    elif django.VERSION >= (2, 0):
-        combined = dest + media
-        dest._css = combined._css
-        dest._js = combined._js
-    else:
-        dest.add_css(media._css)
-        dest.add_js(media._js)
+    dest._css_lists.extend(media._css_lists)
+    dest._js_lists.extend(media._js_lists)
diff --git a/polymorphic/models.py b/polymorphic/models.py
index 0c31b339..0569e417 100644
--- a/polymorphic/models.py
+++ b/polymorphic/models.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 from django.db.models.fields.related import ForwardManyToOneDescriptor, ReverseOneToOneDescriptor
 from django.db.utils import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS
 
-from polymorphic.compat import with_metaclass
-
 from .base import PolymorphicModelBase
 from .managers import PolymorphicManager
 from .query_translate import translate_polymorphic_Q_object
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ class PolymorphicTypeInvalid(RuntimeError):
     pass
 
 
-class PolymorphicModel(with_metaclass(PolymorphicModelBase, models.Model)):
+class PolymorphicModel(models.Model, metaclass=PolymorphicModelBase):
     """
     Abstract base class that provides polymorphic behaviour
     for any model directly or indirectly derived from it.
diff --git a/polymorphic/query.py b/polymorphic/query.py
index 9736256e..5e811611 100644
--- a/polymorphic/query.py
+++ b/polymorphic/query.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import copy
 from collections import defaultdict
 
-from django import get_version as get_django_version
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldDoesNotExist
 from django.db.models import FilteredRelation
@@ -157,35 +156,17 @@ def not_instance_of(self, *args):
         # Implementation in _translate_polymorphic_filter_defnition."""
         return self.filter(not_instance_of=args)
 
-    # Makes _filter_or_exclude compatible with the change in signature introduced in django at 9c9a3fe
-    if get_django_version() >= "3.2":
-
-        def _filter_or_exclude(self, negate, args, kwargs):
-            # We override this internal Django function as it is used for all filter member functions.
-            q_objects = translate_polymorphic_filter_definitions_in_args(
-                queryset_model=self.model, args=args, using=self.db
-            )
-            # filter_field='data'
-            additional_args = translate_polymorphic_filter_definitions_in_kwargs(
-                queryset_model=self.model, kwargs=kwargs, using=self.db
-            )
-            args = list(q_objects) + additional_args
-            return super()._filter_or_exclude(negate=negate, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
-
-    else:
-
-        def _filter_or_exclude(self, negate, *args, **kwargs):
-            # We override this internal Django function as it is used for all filter member functions.
-            q_objects = translate_polymorphic_filter_definitions_in_args(
-                self.model, args, using=self.db
-            )
-            # filter_field='data'
-            additional_args = translate_polymorphic_filter_definitions_in_kwargs(
-                self.model, kwargs, using=self.db
-            )
-            return super()._filter_or_exclude(
-                negate, *(list(q_objects) + additional_args), **kwargs
-            )
+    def _filter_or_exclude(self, negate, args, kwargs):
+        # We override this internal Django function as it is used for all filter member functions.
+        q_objects = translate_polymorphic_filter_definitions_in_args(
+            queryset_model=self.model, args=args, using=self.db
+        )
+        # filter_field='data'
+        additional_args = translate_polymorphic_filter_definitions_in_kwargs(
+            queryset_model=self.model, kwargs=kwargs, using=self.db
+        )
+        args = list(q_objects) + additional_args
+        return super()._filter_or_exclude(negate=negate, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
 
     def order_by(self, *field_names):
         """translate the field paths in the args, then call vanilla order_by."""
diff --git a/polymorphic/query_translate.py b/polymorphic/query_translate.py
index 89c00953..2abe9174 100644
--- a/polymorphic/query_translate.py
+++ b/polymorphic/query_translate.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def translate_polymorphic_filter_definitions_in_kwargs(
     Returns: a list of non-keyword-arguments (Q objects) to be added to the filter() query.
     """
     additional_args = []
-    for field_path, val in kwargs.copy().items():  # Python 3 needs copy
+    for field_path, val in kwargs.copy().items():  # `copy` so we're not mutating the dict
         new_expr = _translate_polymorphic_filter_definition(
             queryset_model, field_path, val, using=using
         )
diff --git a/polymorphic/tests/models.py b/polymorphic/tests/models.py
index f6462ffd..76e1b626 100644
--- a/polymorphic/tests/models.py
+++ b/polymorphic/tests/models.py
@@ -206,10 +206,7 @@ class MROBase3(models.Model):
 
 
 class MRODerived(MROBase2, MROBase3):
-    if django.VERSION < (3, 0):
-
-        class Meta:
-            manager_inheritance_from_future = True
+    pass
 
 
 class ParentModelWithManager(PolymorphicModel):
diff --git a/polymorphic/tests/test_orm.py b/polymorphic/tests/test_orm.py
index 5bb837d4..98cf7d33 100644
--- a/polymorphic/tests/test_orm.py
+++ b/polymorphic/tests/test_orm.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from django.db.utils import IntegrityError
 from django.test import TransactionTestCase
 
-from polymorphic import compat, query_translate
+from polymorphic import query_translate
 from polymorphic.managers import PolymorphicManager
 from polymorphic.models import PolymorphicTypeInvalid, PolymorphicTypeUndefined
 from polymorphic.tests.models import (
diff --git a/polymorphic/tests/test_regression.py b/polymorphic/tests/test_regression.py
index 0f48971e..f2d74a18 100644
--- a/polymorphic/tests/test_regression.py
+++ b/polymorphic/tests/test_regression.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-import django
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 from polymorphic.tests.models import Bottom, Middle, Top
 
-transform_arg = {"transform": repr} if django.VERSION >= (3, 2) else {}
-
 
 class RegressionTests(TestCase):
     def test_for_query_result_incomplete_with_inheritance(self):
@@ -19,15 +16,21 @@ def test_for_query_result_incomplete_with_inheritance(self):
 
         expected_queryset = [top, middle, bottom]
         self.assertQuerySetEqual(
-            Top.objects.order_by("pk"), [repr(r) for r in expected_queryset], **transform_arg
+            Top.objects.order_by("pk"),
+            [repr(r) for r in expected_queryset],
+            transform=repr,
         )
 
         expected_queryset = [middle, bottom]
         self.assertQuerySetEqual(
-            Middle.objects.order_by("pk"), [repr(r) for r in expected_queryset], **transform_arg
+            Middle.objects.order_by("pk"),
+            [repr(r) for r in expected_queryset],
+            transform=repr,
         )
 
         expected_queryset = [bottom]
         self.assertQuerySetEqual(
-            Bottom.objects.order_by("pk"), [repr(r) for r in expected_queryset], **transform_arg
+            Bottom.objects.order_by("pk"),
+            [repr(r) for r in expected_queryset],
+            transform=repr,
         )