diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index ffc6e7986f..02adc99953 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -1176,34 +1176,6 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
             "admin/object_history.html"
         ], context, context_instance=context_instance)
 
-    #
-    # DEPRECATED methods.
-    #
-    def __call__(self, request, url):
-        """
-        DEPRECATED: this is the old way of URL resolution, replaced by
-        ``get_urls()``. This only called by AdminSite.root(), which is also
-        deprecated.
-
-        Again, remember that the following code only exists for
-        backwards-compatibility. Any new URLs, changes to existing URLs, or
-        whatever need to be done up in get_urls(), above!
-
-        This function still exists for backwards-compatibility; it will be
-        removed in Django 1.3.
-        """
-        # Delegate to the appropriate method, based on the URL.
-        if url is None:
-            return self.changelist_view(request)
-        elif url == "add":
-            return self.add_view(request)
-        elif url.endswith('/history'):
-            return self.history_view(request, unquote(url[:-8]))
-        elif url.endswith('/delete'):
-            return self.delete_view(request, unquote(url[:-7]))
-        else:
-            return self.change_view(request, unquote(url))
-
 class InlineModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
     """
     Options for inline editing of ``model`` instances.