diff --git a/django/db/models/base.py b/django/db/models/base.py
index bb02d7a00c6..181d8459320 100644
--- a/django/db/models/base.py
+++ b/django/db/models/base.py
@@ -237,32 +237,6 @@ class Model(object):
                 raise TypeError, "'%s' is an invalid keyword argument for this function" % kwargs.keys()[0]
         dispatcher.send(signal=signals.post_init, sender=self.__class__, instance=self)
 
-    def from_sequence(cls, values):
-        """
-        An alternate class constructor, primarily for internal use.
-
-        Creates a model instance from a sequence of values (which corresponds
-        to all the non-many-to-many fields in creation order. If there are more
-        fields than values, the remaining (final) fields are given their
-        default values.
-
-        ForeignKey fields can only be initialised using id values, not
-        instances, in this method.
-        """
-        dispatcher.send(signal=signals.pre_init, sender=cls, args=values,
-                kwargs={})
-        obj = Empty()
-        obj.__class__ = cls
-        field_iter = iter(obj._meta.fields)
-        for val, field in izip(values, field_iter):
-            setattr(obj, field.attname, val)
-        for field in field_iter:
-            setattr(obj, field.attname, field.get_default())
-        dispatcher.send(signal=signals.post_init, sender=cls, instance=obj)
-        return obj
-
-    from_sequence = classmethod(from_sequence)
-
     def __repr__(self):
         return smart_str(u'<%s: %s>' % (self.__class__.__name__, unicode(self)))
 
diff --git a/django/db/models/query.py b/django/db/models/query.py
index 65048c7ba89..6b341ba9abc 100644
--- a/django/db/models/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/query.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class QuerySet(object):
                 obj, _ = get_cached_row(self.model, row, index_start,
                         max_depth, requested=requested)
             else:
-                obj = self.model.from_sequence(row[index_start:])
+                obj = self.model(*row[index_start:])
             for i, k in enumerate(extra_select):
                 setattr(obj, k, row[i])
             yield obj
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ def get_cached_row(klass, row, index_start, max_depth=0, cur_depth=0,
 
     restricted = requested is not None
     index_end = index_start + len(klass._meta.fields)
-    obj = klass.from_sequence(row[index_start:index_end])
+    obj = klass(*row[index_start:index_end])
     for f in klass._meta.fields:
         if (not f.rel or (not restricted and f.null) or
                 (restricted and f.name not in requested) or f.rel.parent_link):