diff --git a/rest_framework_gis/pagination.py b/rest_framework_gis/pagination.py
index 5d10e2e7..e9d45e3f 100644
--- a/rest_framework_gis/pagination.py
+++ b/rest_framework_gis/pagination.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class GeoJsonPagination(pagination.PageNumberPagination):
     """
     A geoJSON implementation of a pagination serializer.
     """
+    page_size_query_param = 'page_size'
+
     def get_paginated_response(self, data):
         return Response(OrderedDict([
             ('type', 'FeatureCollection'),
diff --git a/tests/django_restframework_gis_tests/views.py b/tests/django_restframework_gis_tests/views.py
index e477dec7..457c86c6 100644
--- a/tests/django_restframework_gis_tests/views.py
+++ b/tests/django_restframework_gis_tests/views.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class GeojsonLocationList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     serializer_class = LocationGeoFeatureSerializer
     queryset = Location.objects.all()
     pagination_class = GeoJsonPagination
-    paginate_by_param = 'page_size'
 
 geojson_location_list = GeojsonLocationList.as_view()