diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/models.py b/django/contrib/auth/models.py
index e8384ba353c..5de8927bd6e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/models.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/models.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class AnonymousUser(object):
         pass
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return _('AnonymousUser')
+        return 'AnonymousUser'
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return isinstance(other, self.__class__)