diff --git a/django/core/extensions.py b/django/core/extensions.py
index 196a88ee13..7058477acd 100644
--- a/django/core/extensions.py
+++ b/django/core/extensions.py
@@ -38,44 +38,3 @@ class PermWrapper:
         self.user = user
     def __getitem__(self, module_name):
         return PermLookupDict(self.user, module_name)
-
-class DjangoRequest(ModPythonRequest):
-    "A special version of ModPythonRequest with support for Django sessions."
-    def __init__(self, req):
-        ModPythonRequest.__init__(self, req)
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return '<DjangoRequest\npath:%s,\nGET:%s,\nPOST:%s,\nCOOKIES:%s,\nMETA:%s,\nuser:%s>' % \
-            (self.path, pformat(self.GET), pformat(self.POST), pformat(self.COOKIES),
-            pformat(self.META), pformat(self.user))
-
-    def _load_session_and_user(self):
-        from django.models.auth import sessions
-        from django.conf.settings import AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE
-        session_cookie = self.COOKIES.get(AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE, '')
-        try:
-            self._session = sessions.get_session_from_cookie(session_cookie)
-            self._user = self._session.get_user()
-        except sessions.SessionDoesNotExist:
-            from django.parts.auth import anonymoususers
-            self._session = None
-            self._user = anonymoususers.AnonymousUser()
-
-    def _get_session(self):
-        if not hasattr(self, '_session'):
-            self._load_session_and_user()
-        return self._session
-
-    def _set_session(self, session):
-        self._session = session
-
-    def _get_user(self):
-        if not hasattr(self, '_user'):
-            self._load_session_and_user()
-        return self._user
-
-    def _set_user(self, user):
-        self._user = user
-
-    session = property(_get_session, _set_session)
-    user = property(_get_user, _set_user)
diff --git a/django/core/handler.py b/django/core/handler.py
index 131fed2cba..aae8730515 100644
--- a/django/core/handler.py
+++ b/django/core/handler.py
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ class CoreHandler:
         # that use settings now can work
         from django.conf import settings
         from django.core import db
-        from django.core.extensions import DjangoRequest
+        from django.utils.httpwrappers import ModPythonRequest
 
         # if we need to set up middleware, now that settings works we can do it now.
         if self._request_middleware is None:
             self.load_middleware()
 
         try:
-            request = DjangoRequest(req)
+            request = ModPythonRequest(req)
             response = self.get_response(req.uri, request)
         finally:
             db.db.close()
diff --git a/django/utils/httpwrappers.py b/django/utils/httpwrappers.py
index 764b29ec1c..c0a62c4f7b 100644
--- a/django/utils/httpwrappers.py
+++ b/django/utils/httpwrappers.py
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ class ModPythonRequest(HttpRequest):
         self.path = req.uri
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return '<ModPythonRequest\nGET:%s,\nPOST:%s,\nCOOKIES:%s,\nMETA:%s>' % \
-            (pformat(self.GET), pformat(self.POST), pformat(self.COOKIES),
-            pformat(self.META))
+        return '<ModPythonRequest\npath:%s,\nGET:%s,\nPOST:%s,\nCOOKIES:%s,\nMETA:%s,\nuser:%s>' % \
+            (self.path, pformat(self.GET), pformat(self.POST), pformat(self.COOKIES),
+            pformat(self.META), pformat(self.user))
 
     def get_full_path(self):
         return '%s%s' % (self.path, self._req.args and ('?' + self._req.args) or '')
@@ -105,12 +105,42 @@ class ModPythonRequest(HttpRequest):
                 self._meta[key] = value
         return self._meta
 
+    def _load_session_and_user(self):
+        from django.models.auth import sessions
+        from django.conf.settings import AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE
+        session_cookie = self.COOKIES.get(AUTH_SESSION_COOKIE, '')
+        try:
+            self._session = sessions.get_session_from_cookie(session_cookie)
+            self._user = self._session.get_user()
+        except sessions.SessionDoesNotExist:
+            from django.parts.auth import anonymoususers
+            self._session = None
+            self._user = anonymoususers.AnonymousUser()
+
+    def _get_session(self):
+        if not hasattr(self, '_session'):
+            self._load_session_and_user()
+        return self._session
+
+    def _set_session(self, session):
+        self._session = session
+
+    def _get_user(self):
+        if not hasattr(self, '_user'):
+            self._load_session_and_user()
+        return self._user
+
+    def _set_user(self, user):
+        self._user = user
+
     GET = property(_get_get, _set_get)
     POST = property(_get_post, _set_post)
     COOKIES = property(_get_cookies, _set_cookies)
     FILES = property(_get_files)
     META = property(_get_meta)
     REQUEST = property(_get_request)
+    session = property(_get_session, _set_session)
+    user = property(_get_user, _set_user)
 
 def parse_file_upload(header_dict, post_data):
     "Returns a tuple of (POST MultiValueDict, FILES MultiValueDict)"