diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/tests/remote_user.py b/django/contrib/auth/tests/remote_user.py
index 449216d1eb989..842d589a54d37 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/tests/remote_user.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/tests/remote_user.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 class RemoteUserTest(TestCase):
 
+    urls = 'django.contrib.auth.tests.urls'
     middleware = 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.RemoteUserMiddleware'
     backend = 'django.contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend'
 
@@ -28,15 +29,15 @@ def test_no_remote_user(self):
         """
         num_users = User.objects.count()
 
-        response = self.client.get('/')
+        response = self.client.get('/remote_user/')
         self.assert_(isinstance(response.context['user'], AnonymousUser))
         self.assertEqual(User.objects.count(), num_users)
 
-        response = self.client.get('/', REMOTE_USER=None)
+        response = self.client.get('/remote_user/', REMOTE_USER=None)
         self.assert_(isinstance(response.context['user'], AnonymousUser))
         self.assertEqual(User.objects.count(), num_users)
 
-        response = self.client.get('/', REMOTE_USER='')
+        response = self.client.get('/remote_user/', REMOTE_USER='')
         self.assert_(isinstance(response.context['user'], AnonymousUser))
         self.assertEqual(User.objects.count(), num_users)
 
@@ -46,13 +47,13 @@ def test_unknown_user(self):
         as a User.
         """
         num_users = User.objects.count()
-        response = self.client.get('/', REMOTE_USER='newuser')
+        response = self.client.get('/remote_user/', REMOTE_USER='newuser')
         self.assertEqual(response.context['user'].username, 'newuser')
         self.assertEqual(User.objects.count(), num_users + 1)
         User.objects.get(username='newuser')
 
         # Another request with same user should not create any new users.
-        response = self.client.get('/', REMOTE_USER='newuser')
+        response = self.client.get('/remote_user/', REMOTE_USER='newuser')
         self.assertEqual(User.objects.count(), num_users + 1)
 
     def test_known_user(self):
@@ -62,12 +63,12 @@ def test_known_user(self):
         User.objects.create(username='knownuser')
         User.objects.create(username='knownuser2')
         num_users = User.objects.count()
-        response = self.client.get('/', REMOTE_USER=self.known_user)
+        response = self.client.get('/remote_user/', REMOTE_USER=self.known_user)
         self.assertEqual(response.context['user'].username, 'knownuser')
         self.assertEqual(User.objects.count(), num_users)
         # Test that a different user passed in the headers causes the new user
         # to be logged in.
-        response = self.client.get('/', REMOTE_USER=self.known_user2)
+        response = self.client.get('/remote_user/', REMOTE_USER=self.known_user2)
         self.assertEqual(response.context['user'].username, 'knownuser2')
         self.assertEqual(User.objects.count(), num_users)
 
@@ -82,13 +83,13 @@ def test_last_login(self):
         user.last_login = default_login
         user.save()
 
-        response = self.client.get('/', REMOTE_USER=self.known_user)
+        response = self.client.get('/remote_user/', REMOTE_USER=self.known_user)
         self.assertNotEqual(default_login, response.context['user'].last_login)
 
         user = User.objects.get(username='knownuser')
         user.last_login = default_login
         user.save()
-        response = self.client.get('/', REMOTE_USER=self.known_user)
+        response = self.client.get('/remote_user/', REMOTE_USER=self.known_user)
         self.assertEqual(default_login, response.context['user'].last_login)
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ class that doesn't create unknown users.
 
     def test_unknown_user(self):
         num_users = User.objects.count()
-        response = self.client.get('/', REMOTE_USER='newuser')
+        response = self.client.get('/remote_user/', REMOTE_USER='newuser')
         self.assert_(isinstance(response.context['user'], AnonymousUser))
         self.assertEqual(User.objects.count(), num_users)
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/tests/urls.py b/django/contrib/auth/tests/urls.py
index 492d1c74f4aa9..f94b8daa7f4b3 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/tests/urls.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/tests/urls.py
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns
 from django.contrib.auth.urls import urlpatterns
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.template import Template, RequestContext
+
+def remote_user_auth_view(request):
+    "Dummy view for remote user tests"
+    t = Template("Username is {{ user }}.")
+    c = RequestContext(request, {})
+    return HttpResponse(t.render(c))
 
 # special urls for auth test cases
 urlpatterns += patterns('',
     (r'^logout/custom_query/$', 'django.contrib.auth.views.logout', dict(redirect_field_name='follow')),
     (r'^logout/next_page/$', 'django.contrib.auth.views.logout', dict(next_page='/somewhere/')),
+    (r'^remote_user/$', remote_user_auth_view),
 )