diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css
index 47ac79b1d0..66237f4f7c 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ p.mini {
     color: #999;
 }
 
-img.help-tooltip {
+.help-tooltip {
     cursor: help;
 }
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/widgets.css b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/widgets.css
index 1a7ccc1e25..4f5818e340 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/widgets.css
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/widgets.css
@@ -202,6 +202,21 @@ a.active.selector-clearall {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.selector .help-icon {
+    background: url(../img/icon-unknown.gif) no-repeat;
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: 10px;
+    width: 10px;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.selector .search-label-icon {
+    background: url(../img/selector-search.gif) 0 2px no-repeat;
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: 18px;
+    width: 18px;
+}
+
 /* DATE AND TIME */
 
 p.datetime {
@@ -226,6 +241,22 @@ table p.datetime {
     padding-left: 0;
 }
 
+.datetimeshortcuts .clock-icon, .datetimeshortcuts .date-icon {
+    background: none no-repeat;
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: 16px;
+    width: 16px;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.datetimeshortcuts .clock-icon {
+    background-image: url(../img/icon_clock.gif);
+}
+
+.datetimeshortcuts .date-icon {
+    background-image: url(../img/icon_calendar.gif);
+}
+
 /* URL */
 
 p.url {
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/SelectFilter2.js b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/SelectFilter2.js
index 62d9b8f24e..8f417dd9df 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/SelectFilter2.js
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/SelectFilter2.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function findForm(node) {
 }
 
 window.SelectFilter = {
-    init: function(field_id, field_name, is_stacked, admin_static_prefix) {
+    init: function(field_id, field_name, is_stacked) {
         if (field_id.match(/__prefix__/)){
             // Don't initialize on empty forms.
             return;
@@ -43,14 +43,29 @@ window.SelectFilter = {
         var selector_available = quickElement('div', selector_div);
         selector_available.className = 'selector-available';
         var title_available = quickElement('h2', selector_available, interpolate(gettext('Available %s') + ' ', [field_name]));
-        quickElement('img', title_available, '', 'src', admin_static_prefix + 'img/icon-unknown.gif', 'width', '10', 'height', '10', 'class', 'help help-tooltip', 'title', interpolate(gettext('This is the list of available %s. You may choose some by selecting them in the box below and then clicking the "Choose" arrow between the two boxes.'), [field_name]));
+        quickElement(
+            'span', title_available, '',
+            'class', 'help help-tooltip help-icon',
+            'title', interpolate(
+                gettext(
+                    'This is the list of available %s. You may choose some by ' +
+                    'selecting them in the box below and then clicking the ' +
+                    '"Choose" arrow between the two boxes.'
+                ),
+                [field_name]
+            )
+        );
 
         var filter_p = quickElement('p', selector_available, '', 'id', field_id + '_filter');
         filter_p.className = 'selector-filter';
 
         var search_filter_label = quickElement('label', filter_p, '', 'for', field_id + "_input");
 
-        var search_selector_img = quickElement('img', search_filter_label, '', 'src', admin_static_prefix + 'img/selector-search.gif', 'class', 'help-tooltip', 'alt', '', 'title', interpolate(gettext("Type into this box to filter down the list of available %s."), [field_name]));
+        var search_selector_img = quickElement(
+            'span', search_filter_label, '',
+            'class', 'help-tooltip search-label-icon',
+            'title', interpolate(gettext("Type into this box to filter down the list of available %s."), [field_name])
+        );
 
         filter_p.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' '));
 
@@ -73,7 +88,18 @@ window.SelectFilter = {
         var selector_chosen = quickElement('div', selector_div);
         selector_chosen.className = 'selector-chosen';
         var title_chosen = quickElement('h2', selector_chosen, interpolate(gettext('Chosen %s') + ' ', [field_name]));
-        quickElement('img', title_chosen, '', 'src', admin_static_prefix + 'img/icon-unknown.gif', 'width', '10', 'height', '10', 'class', 'help help-tooltip', 'title', interpolate(gettext('This is the list of chosen %s. You may remove some by selecting them in the box below and then clicking the "Remove" arrow between the two boxes.'), [field_name]));
+        quickElement(
+            'span', title_chosen, '',
+            'class', 'help help-tooltip help-icon',
+            'title', interpolate(
+                gettext(
+                    'This is the list of chosen %s. You may remove some by ' +
+                    'selecting them in the box below and then clicking the ' +
+                    '"Remove" arrow between the two boxes.'
+                ),
+                [field_name]
+            )
+        );
 
         var to_box = quickElement('select', selector_chosen, '', 'id', field_id + '_to', 'multiple', 'multiple', 'size', from_box.size, 'name', from_box.getAttribute('name'));
         to_box.className = 'filtered';
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/DateTimeShortcuts.js b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/DateTimeShortcuts.js
index faec5a49af..7026beac75 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/DateTimeShortcuts.js
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/DateTimeShortcuts.js
@@ -16,18 +16,7 @@ var DateTimeShortcuts = {
     shortCutsClass: 'datetimeshortcuts', // class of the clock and cal shortcuts
     timezoneWarningClass: 'timezonewarning', // class of the warning for timezone mismatch
     timezoneOffset: 0,
-    admin_media_prefix: '',
     init: function() {
-        // Get admin_media_prefix by grabbing it off the window object. It's
-        // set in the admin/base.html template, so if it's not there, someone's
-        // overridden the template. In that case, we'll set a clearly-invalid
-        // value in the hopes that someone will examine HTTP requests and see it.
-        if (window.__admin_media_prefix__ != undefined) {
-            DateTimeShortcuts.admin_media_prefix = window.__admin_media_prefix__;
-        } else {
-            DateTimeShortcuts.admin_media_prefix = '/missing-admin-media-prefix/';
-        }
-
         if (window.__admin_utc_offset__ != undefined) {
             var serverOffset = window.__admin_utc_offset__;
             var localOffset = new Date().getTimezoneOffset() * -60;
@@ -115,7 +104,11 @@ var DateTimeShortcuts = {
         var clock_link = document.createElement('a');
         clock_link.setAttribute('href', 'javascript:DateTimeShortcuts.openClock(' + num + ');');
         clock_link.id = DateTimeShortcuts.clockLinkName + num;
-        quickElement('img', clock_link, '', 'src', DateTimeShortcuts.admin_media_prefix + 'img/icon_clock.gif', 'alt', gettext('Clock'));
+        quickElement(
+            'span', clock_link, '',
+            'class', 'clock-icon',
+            'title', gettext('Choose a Time')
+        );
         shortcuts_span.appendChild(document.createTextNode('\240'));
         shortcuts_span.appendChild(now_link);
         shortcuts_span.appendChild(document.createTextNode('\240|\240'));
@@ -217,7 +210,11 @@ var DateTimeShortcuts = {
         var cal_link = document.createElement('a');
         cal_link.setAttribute('href', 'javascript:DateTimeShortcuts.openCalendar(' + num + ');');
         cal_link.id = DateTimeShortcuts.calendarLinkName + num;
-        quickElement('img', cal_link, '', 'src', DateTimeShortcuts.admin_media_prefix + 'img/icon_calendar.gif', 'alt', gettext('Calendar'));
+        quickElement(
+            'span', cal_link, '',
+            'class', 'date-icon',
+            'title', gettext('Choose a Date')
+        );
         shortcuts_span.appendChild(document.createTextNode('\240'));
         shortcuts_span.appendChild(today_link);
         shortcuts_span.appendChild(document.createTextNode('\240|\240'));
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/inlines.js b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/inlines.js
index 0bfcd34124..6f127365e6 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/inlines.js
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/inlines.js
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@
       if (typeof SelectFilter != 'undefined'){
         $('.selectfilter').each(function(index, value){
           var namearr = value.name.split('-');
-          SelectFilter.init(value.id, namearr[namearr.length-1], false, options.adminStaticPrefix );
+          SelectFilter.init(value.id, namearr[namearr.length-1], false);
         });
         $('.selectfilterstacked').each(function(index, value){
           var namearr = value.name.split('-');
-          SelectFilter.init(value.id, namearr[namearr.length-1], true, options.adminStaticPrefix );
+          SelectFilter.init(value.id, namearr[namearr.length-1], true);
         });
       }
     };
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@
       if (typeof SelectFilter != "undefined"){
         $(".selectfilter").each(function(index, value){
           var namearr = value.name.split('-');
-          SelectFilter.init(value.id, namearr[namearr.length-1], false, options.adminStaticPrefix);
+          SelectFilter.init(value.id, namearr[namearr.length-1], false);
         });
         $(".selectfilterstacked").each(function(index, value){
           var namearr = value.name.split('-');
-          SelectFilter.init(value.id, namearr[namearr.length-1], true, options.adminStaticPrefix);
+          SelectFilter.init(value.id, namearr[namearr.length-1], true);
         });
       }
     };
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/inlines.min.js b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/inlines.min.js
index cc888a5628..aa698cf4e1 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/inlines.min.js
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/inlines.min.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-(function(a){a.fn.formset=function(g){var b=a.extend({},a.fn.formset.defaults,g),i=a(this);g=i.parent();var m=function(e,k,h){var j=RegExp("("+k+"-(\\d+|__prefix__))");k=k+"-"+h;a(e).prop("for")&&a(e).prop("for",a(e).prop("for").replace(j,k));if(e.id)e.id=e.id.replace(j,k);if(e.name)e.name=e.name.replace(j,k)},l=a("#id_"+b.prefix+"-TOTAL_FORMS").prop("autocomplete","off"),d=parseInt(l.val(),10),c=a("#id_"+b.prefix+"-MAX_NUM_FORMS").prop("autocomplete","off");l=c.val()===""||c.val()-l.val()>0;i.each(function(){a(this).not("."+
-b.emptyCssClass).addClass(b.formCssClass)});if(i.length&&l){var f;if(i.prop("tagName")=="TR"){i=this.eq(-1).children().length;g.append('<tr class="'+b.addCssClass+'"><td colspan="'+i+'"><a href="javascript:void(0)">'+b.addText+"</a></tr>");f=g.find("tr:last a")}else{i.filter(":last").after('<div class="'+b.addCssClass+'"><a href="javascript:void(0)">'+b.addText+"</a></div>");f=i.filter(":last").next().find("a")}f.click(function(e){e.preventDefault();var k=a("#id_"+b.prefix+"-TOTAL_FORMS");e=a("#"+
-b.prefix+"-empty");var h=e.clone(true);h.removeClass(b.emptyCssClass).addClass(b.formCssClass).attr("id",b.prefix+"-"+d);if(h.is("tr"))h.children(":last").append('<div><a class="'+b.deleteCssClass+'" href="javascript:void(0)">'+b.deleteText+"</a></div>");else h.is("ul")||h.is("ol")?h.append('<li><a class="'+b.deleteCssClass+'" href="javascript:void(0)">'+b.deleteText+"</a></li>"):h.children(":first").append('<span><a class="'+b.deleteCssClass+'" href="javascript:void(0)">'+b.deleteText+"</a></span>");
-h.find("*").each(function(){m(this,b.prefix,k.val())});h.insertBefore(a(e));a(k).val(parseInt(k.val(),10)+1);d+=1;c.val()!==""&&c.val()-k.val()<=0&&f.parent().hide();h.find("a."+b.deleteCssClass).click(function(j){j.preventDefault();j=a(this).parents("."+b.formCssClass);j.remove();d-=1;b.removed&&b.removed(j);j=a("."+b.formCssClass);a("#id_"+b.prefix+"-TOTAL_FORMS").val(j.length);if(c.val()===""||c.val()-j.length>0)f.parent().show();for(var n=0,o=j.length;n<o;n++){m(a(j).get(n),b.prefix,n);a(j.get(n)).find("*").each(function(){m(this,
-b.prefix,n)})}});b.added&&b.added(h)})}return this};a.fn.formset.defaults={prefix:"form",addText:"add another",deleteText:"remove",addCssClass:"add-row",deleteCssClass:"delete-row",emptyCssClass:"empty-row",formCssClass:"dynamic-form",added:null,removed:null};a.fn.tabularFormset=function(g){var b=a(this),i=function(){a(b.selector).not(".add-row").removeClass("row1 row2").filter(":even").addClass("row1").end().filter(":odd").addClass("row2")},m=function(){if(typeof SelectFilter!="undefined"){a(".selectfilter").each(function(d,
-c){var f=c.name.split("-");SelectFilter.init(c.id,f[f.length-1],false,g.adminStaticPrefix)});a(".selectfilterstacked").each(function(d,c){var f=c.name.split("-");SelectFilter.init(c.id,f[f.length-1],true,g.adminStaticPrefix)})}},l=function(d){d.find(".prepopulated_field").each(function(){var c=a(this).find("input, select, textarea"),f=c.data("dependency_list")||[],e=[];a.each(f,function(k,h){e.push("#"+d.find(".field-"+h).find("input, select, textarea").attr("id"))});e.length&&c.prepopulate(e,c.attr("maxlength"))})};
-b.formset({prefix:g.prefix,addText:g.addText,formCssClass:"dynamic-"+g.prefix,deleteCssClass:"inline-deletelink",deleteText:g.deleteText,emptyCssClass:"empty-form",removed:i,added:function(d){l(d);if(typeof DateTimeShortcuts!="undefined"){a(".datetimeshortcuts").remove();DateTimeShortcuts.init()}m();i(d)}});return b};a.fn.stackedFormset=function(g){var b=a(this),i=function(){a(b.selector).find(".inline_label").each(function(d){d=d+1;a(this).html(a(this).html().replace(/(#\d+)/g,"#"+d))})},m=function(){if(typeof SelectFilter!=
-"undefined"){a(".selectfilter").each(function(d,c){var f=c.name.split("-");SelectFilter.init(c.id,f[f.length-1],false,g.adminStaticPrefix)});a(".selectfilterstacked").each(function(d,c){var f=c.name.split("-");SelectFilter.init(c.id,f[f.length-1],true,g.adminStaticPrefix)})}},l=function(d){d.find(".prepopulated_field").each(function(){var c=a(this).find("input, select, textarea"),f=c.data("dependency_list")||[],e=[];a.each(f,function(k,h){e.push("#"+d.find(".form-row .field-"+h).find("input, select, textarea").attr("id"))});
-e.length&&c.prepopulate(e,c.attr("maxlength"))})};b.formset({prefix:g.prefix,addText:g.addText,formCssClass:"dynamic-"+g.prefix,deleteCssClass:"inline-deletelink",deleteText:g.deleteText,emptyCssClass:"empty-form",removed:i,added:function(d){l(d);if(typeof DateTimeShortcuts!="undefined"){a(".datetimeshortcuts").remove();DateTimeShortcuts.init()}m();i(d)}});return b}})(django.jQuery);
+(function(c){c.fn.formset=function(b){var a=c.extend({},c.fn.formset.defaults,b),d=c(this);b=d.parent();var k=function(a,f,l){var h=new RegExp("("+f+"-(\\d+|__prefix__))");f=f+"-"+l;c(a).prop("for")&&c(a).prop("for",c(a).prop("for").replace(h,f));a.id&&(a.id=a.id.replace(h,f));a.name&&(a.name=a.name.replace(h,f))},e=c("#id_"+a.prefix+"-TOTAL_FORMS").prop("autocomplete","off"),l=parseInt(e.val(),10),f=c("#id_"+a.prefix+"-MAX_NUM_FORMS").prop("autocomplete","off"),e=""===f.val()||0<f.val()-e.val();
+d.each(function(f){c(this).not("."+a.emptyCssClass).addClass(a.formCssClass)});if(d.length&&e){var h;"TR"==d.prop("tagName")?(d=this.eq(-1).children().length,b.append('<tr class="'+a.addCssClass+'"><td colspan="'+d+'"><a href="javascript:void(0)">'+a.addText+"</a></tr>"),h=b.find("tr:last a")):(d.filter(":last").after('<div class="'+a.addCssClass+'"><a href="javascript:void(0)">'+a.addText+"</a></div>"),h=d.filter(":last").next().find("a"));h.click(function(b){b.preventDefault();var d=c("#id_"+a.prefix+
+"-TOTAL_FORMS");b=c("#"+a.prefix+"-empty");var g=b.clone(!0);g.removeClass(a.emptyCssClass).addClass(a.formCssClass).attr("id",a.prefix+"-"+l);g.is("tr")?g.children(":last").append('<div><a class="'+a.deleteCssClass+'" href="javascript:void(0)">'+a.deleteText+"</a></div>"):g.is("ul")||g.is("ol")?g.append('<li><a class="'+a.deleteCssClass+'" href="javascript:void(0)">'+a.deleteText+"</a></li>"):g.children(":first").append('<span><a class="'+a.deleteCssClass+'" href="javascript:void(0)">'+a.deleteText+
+"</a></span>");g.find("*").each(function(){k(this,a.prefix,d.val())});g.insertBefore(c(b));c(d).val(parseInt(d.val(),10)+1);l+=1;""!==f.val()&&0>=f.val()-d.val()&&h.parent().hide();g.find("a."+a.deleteCssClass).click(function(b){b.preventDefault();b=c(this).parents("."+a.formCssClass);b.remove();--l;a.removed&&a.removed(b);b=c("."+a.formCssClass);c("#id_"+a.prefix+"-TOTAL_FORMS").val(b.length);(""===f.val()||0<f.val()-b.length)&&h.parent().show();for(var d=0,g=b.length;d<g;d++)k(c(b).get(d),a.prefix,
+d),c(b.get(d)).find("*").each(function(){k(this,a.prefix,d)})});a.added&&a.added(g)})}return this};c.fn.formset.defaults={prefix:"form",addText:"add another",deleteText:"remove",addCssClass:"add-row",deleteCssClass:"delete-row",emptyCssClass:"empty-row",formCssClass:"dynamic-form",added:null,removed:null};c.fn.tabularFormset=function(b){var a=c(this),d=function(b){c(a.selector).not(".add-row").removeClass("row1 row2").filter(":even").addClass("row1").end().filter(":odd").addClass("row2")},k=function(){"undefined"!=
+typeof SelectFilter&&(c(".selectfilter").each(function(a,c){var b=c.name.split("-");SelectFilter.init(c.id,b[b.length-1],!1)}),c(".selectfilterstacked").each(function(a,c){var b=c.name.split("-");SelectFilter.init(c.id,b[b.length-1],!0)}))},e=function(a){a.find(".prepopulated_field").each(function(){var b=c(this).find("input, select, textarea"),d=b.data("dependency_list")||[],e=[];c.each(d,function(c,b){e.push("#"+a.find(".field-"+b).find("input, select, textarea").attr("id"))});e.length&&b.prepopulate(e,
+b.attr("maxlength"))})};a.formset({prefix:b.prefix,addText:b.addText,formCssClass:"dynamic-"+b.prefix,deleteCssClass:"inline-deletelink",deleteText:b.deleteText,emptyCssClass:"empty-form",removed:d,added:function(a){e(a);"undefined"!=typeof DateTimeShortcuts&&(c(".datetimeshortcuts").remove(),DateTimeShortcuts.init());k();d(a)}});return a};c.fn.stackedFormset=function(b){var a=c(this),d=function(b){c(a.selector).find(".inline_label").each(function(a){a+=1;c(this).html(c(this).html().replace(/(#\d+)/g,
+"#"+a))})},k=function(){"undefined"!=typeof SelectFilter&&(c(".selectfilter").each(function(a,c){var b=c.name.split("-");SelectFilter.init(c.id,b[b.length-1],!1)}),c(".selectfilterstacked").each(function(a,c){var b=c.name.split("-");SelectFilter.init(c.id,b[b.length-1],!0)}))},e=function(a){a.find(".prepopulated_field").each(function(){var b=c(this).find("input, select, textarea"),d=b.data("dependency_list")||[],e=[];c.each(d,function(b,c){e.push("#"+a.find(".form-row .field-"+c).find("input, select, textarea").attr("id"))});
+e.length&&b.prepopulate(e,b.attr("maxlength"))})};a.formset({prefix:b.prefix,addText:b.addText,formCssClass:"dynamic-"+b.prefix,deleteCssClass:"inline-deletelink",deleteText:b.deleteText,emptyCssClass:"empty-form",removed:d,added:function(a){e(a);"undefined"!=typeof DateTimeShortcuts&&(c(".datetimeshortcuts").remove(),DateTimeShortcuts.init());k();d(a)}});return a}})(django.jQuery);
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/base.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/base.html
index b9e880e03a..77fdf5bb2f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/base.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/base.html
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% block stylesheet %}{% static "admin/css/base.css" %}{% endblock %}" />
 {% block extrastyle %}{% endblock %}
 {% if LANGUAGE_BIDI %}<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% block stylesheet_rtl %}{% static "admin/css/rtl.css" %}{% endblock %}" />{% endif %}
-<script type="text/javascript">window.__admin_media_prefix__ = "{% filter escapejs %}{% static "admin/" %}{% endfilter %}";</script>
 <script type="text/javascript">window.__admin_utc_offset__ = "{% filter escapejs %}{% now "Z" %}{% endfilter %}";</script>
 {% block extrahead %}{% endblock %}
 {% block blockbots %}<meta name="robots" content="NONE,NOARCHIVE" />{% endblock %}
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/stacked.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/stacked.html
index 9d58146588..5b5c22d34e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/stacked.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/stacked.html
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 (function($) {
   $("#{{ inline_admin_formset.formset.prefix }}-group .inline-related").stackedFormset({
     prefix: '{{ inline_admin_formset.formset.prefix }}',
-    adminStaticPrefix: '{% static "admin/" %}',
     deleteText: "{% trans "Remove" %}",
     addText: "{% blocktrans with verbose_name=inline_admin_formset.opts.verbose_name|capfirst %}Add another {{ verbose_name }}{% endblocktrans %}"
   });
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/tabular.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/tabular.html
index c1a07cf76f..379595a044 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/tabular.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/tabular.html
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
 (function($) {
   $("#{{ inline_admin_formset.formset.prefix }}-group .tabular.inline-related tbody tr").tabularFormset({
     prefix: "{{ inline_admin_formset.formset.prefix }}",
-    adminStaticPrefix: '{% static "admin/" %}',
     addText: "{% blocktrans with inline_admin_formset.opts.verbose_name|capfirst as verbose_name %}Add another {{ verbose_name }}{% endblocktrans %}",
     deleteText: "{% trans 'Remove' %}"
   });
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
index 19b4187b52..2e88e930bd 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class FilteredSelectMultiple(forms.SelectMultiple):
         output.append('<script type="text/javascript">addEvent(window, "load", function(e) {')
         # TODO: "id_" is hard-coded here. This should instead use the correct
         # API to determine the ID dynamically.
-        output.append('SelectFilter.init("id_%s", "%s", %s, "%s"); });</script>\n'
-            % (name, self.verbose_name.replace('"', '\\"'), int(self.is_stacked), static('admin/')))
+        output.append('SelectFilter.init("id_%s", "%s", %s); });</script>\n'
+            % (name, self.verbose_name.replace('"', '\\"'), int(self.is_stacked)))
         return mark_safe(''.join(output))
 
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.9.txt b/docs/releases/1.9.txt
index cc2273bd56..792fdced22 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.9.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.9.txt
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ Miscellaneous
 
 * ``ValuesQuerySet`` and ``ValuesListQuerySet`` have been removed.
 
+* The ``admin/base.html`` template no longer sets
+  ``window.__admin_media_prefix__``. Image references in JavaScript that used
+  that value to construct absolute URLs have been moved to CSS for easier
+  customization.
+
 .. _deprecated-features-1.9:
 
 Features deprecated in 1.9
diff --git a/tests/admin_widgets/tests.py b/tests/admin_widgets/tests.py
index 39f1292e67..653f845b6e 100644
--- a/tests/admin_widgets/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_widgets/tests.py
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pytz = None
 
-admin_static_prefix = lambda: {
-    'ADMIN_STATIC_PREFIX': "%sadmin/" % settings.STATIC_URL,
-}
-
 
 class TestDataMixin(object):
 
@@ -261,14 +257,14 @@ class FilteredSelectMultipleWidgetTest(DjangoTestCase):
         w = widgets.FilteredSelectMultiple('test', False)
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             w.render('test', 'test'),
-            '<select multiple="multiple" name="test" class="selectfilter">\n</select><script type="text/javascript">addEvent(window, "load", function(e) {SelectFilter.init("id_test", "test", 0, "%(ADMIN_STATIC_PREFIX)s"); });</script>\n' % admin_static_prefix()
+            '<select multiple="multiple" name="test" class="selectfilter">\n</select><script type="text/javascript">addEvent(window, "load", function(e) {SelectFilter.init("id_test", "test", 0); });</script>\n'
         )
 
     def test_stacked_render(self):
         w = widgets.FilteredSelectMultiple('test', True)
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             w.render('test', 'test'),
-            '<select multiple="multiple" name="test" class="selectfilterstacked">\n</select><script type="text/javascript">addEvent(window, "load", function(e) {SelectFilter.init("id_test", "test", 1, "%(ADMIN_STATIC_PREFIX)s"); });</script>\n' % admin_static_prefix()
+            '<select multiple="multiple" name="test" class="selectfilterstacked">\n</select><script type="text/javascript">addEvent(window, "load", function(e) {SelectFilter.init("id_test", "test", 1); });</script>\n'
         )