diff --git a/django/template/loader.py b/django/template/loader.py
index b76fbdcfb9..f27494dfb1 100644
--- a/django/template/loader.py
+++ b/django/template/loader.py
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ class LoaderOrigin(Origin):
         return self.loader(self.loadname, self.dirs)[0]
 
 
-def find_template(*args, **kwargs):
-    return Engine.get_default().find_template(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
 def get_template(template_name, dirs=_dirs_undefined, using=None):
     """
     Loads and returns a template for the given name.
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.txt
index a4bc14332c..3ebdebbea0 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.8.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.txt
@@ -838,7 +838,8 @@ Cleanup of the ``django.template`` namespace
 If you've been relying on private APIs exposed in the ``django.template``
 module, you may have to import them from ``django.template.base`` instead.
 
-Also ``django.template.base.compile_string()`` was removed.
+Also private APIs ``django.template.base.compile_string()`` and
+``django.template.loader.find_template()`` were removed.
 
 Miscellaneous
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/tests/template_tests/test_loaders.py b/tests/template_tests/test_loaders.py
index 4a6635f08f..f068d8b71a 100644
--- a/tests/template_tests/test_loaders.py
+++ b/tests/template_tests/test_loaders.py
@@ -114,10 +114,12 @@ class EggLoaderTest(SimpleTestCase):
 class CachedLoader(SimpleTestCase):
     def test_templatedir_caching(self):
         "Check that the template directories form part of the template cache key. Refs #13573"
+        template_loader = Engine.get_default().template_loaders[0]
+
         # Retrieve a template specifying a template directory to check
-        t1, name = loader.find_template('test.html', (os.path.join(os.path.dirname(upath(__file__)), 'templates', 'first'),))
+        t1, name = template_loader.find_template('test.html', (os.path.join(os.path.dirname(upath(__file__)), 'templates', 'first'),))
         # Now retrieve the same template name, but from a different directory
-        t2, name = loader.find_template('test.html', (os.path.join(os.path.dirname(upath(__file__)), 'templates', 'second'),))
+        t2, name = template_loader.find_template('test.html', (os.path.join(os.path.dirname(upath(__file__)), 'templates', 'second'),))
 
         # The two templates should not have the same content
         self.assertNotEqual(t1.render(Context({})), t2.render(Context({})))
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ class PriorityCacheLoader(SimpleTestCase):
         """
         Check that the order of template loader works. Refs #21460.
         """
-        t1, name = loader.find_template('priority/foo.html')
+        t1 = loader.get_template('priority/foo.html')
         self.assertEqual(t1.render(Context({})), 'priority\n')
 
 
@@ -228,5 +230,5 @@ class PriorityLoader(SimpleTestCase):
         """
         Check that the order of template loader works. Refs #21460.
         """
-        t1, name = loader.find_template('priority/foo.html')
+        t1 = loader.get_template('priority/foo.html')
         self.assertEqual(t1.render(Context({})), 'priority\n')