diff --git a/django/utils/html.py b/django/utils/html.py
index d04e75f856f..c4be281e7d3 100644
--- a/django/utils/html.py
+++ b/django/utils/html.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ unencoded_ampersands_re = re.compile(r'&(?!(\w+|#\d+);)')
 unquoted_percents_re = re.compile(r'%(?![0-9A-Fa-f]{2})')
 word_split_re = re.compile(r'(\s+)')
 simple_url_re = re.compile(r'^https?://\w')
-simple_url_2_re = re.compile(r'^www\.|^(?!http)\w[^@]+\.(com|edu|gov|int|mil|net|org|[a-z]{2})$')
+simple_url_2_re = re.compile(r'^www\.|^(?!http)\w[^@]+\.(com|edu|gov|int|mil|net|org)$')
 simple_email_re = re.compile(r'^\S+@\S+\.\S+$')
 link_target_attribute_re = re.compile(r'(<a [^>]*?)target=[^\s>]+')
 html_gunk_re = re.compile(r'(?:<br clear="all">|<i><\/i>|<b><\/b>|<em><\/em>|<strong><\/strong>|<\/?smallcaps>|<\/?uppercase>)', re.IGNORECASE)
@@ -125,10 +125,9 @@ def urlize(text, trim_url_limit=None, nofollow=False, autoescape=False):
     Converts any URLs in text into clickable links.
 
     Works on http://, https://, www. links, and also on links ending in one of
-    the original seven gTLDs (.com, .edu, .gov, .int, .mil, .net, and .org) or
-    a two-letter ccTLD. Links can have trailing punctuation (periods, commas,
-    close-parens) and leading punctuation (opening parens) and it'll still do
-    the right thing.
+    the original seven gTLDs (.com, .edu, .gov, .int, .mil, .net, and .org).
+    Links can have trailing punctuation (periods, commas, close-parens) and
+    leading punctuation (opening parens) and it'll still do the right thing.
 
     If trim_url_limit is not None, the URLs in link text longer than this limit
     will truncated to trim_url_limit-3 characters and appended with an elipsis.
diff --git a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
index 698b3c654d3..85d43ceb51e 100644
--- a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
@@ -2226,15 +2226,13 @@ urlize
 
 Converts URLs in text into clickable links.
 
-This template tag works on several kinds of links:
+This template tag works on links prefixed with ``http://``, ``https://``, or
+``www.``. For example, ``http://goo.gl/aia1t`` will get converted but
+``goo.gl/aia1t`` won't.
 
-- links prefixed with ``http://``, ``https://``, or ``www.``. For example,
-  ``http://goo.gl/aia1t`` will get converted but ``goo.gl/aia1t`` won't.
-- domain-only links ending in one of the original top level domains
-  (``.com``, ``.edu``, ``.gov``, ``.int``, ``.mil``, ``.net``, and
-  ``.org``). For example, ``djangoproject.com`` also gets converted.
-- domain-only links ending in a dot followed by two letters. This covers
-  most country codes. For example, ``djangocon.eu`` still gets converted.
+It also supports domain-only links ending in one of the original top level
+domains (``.com``, ``.edu``, ``.gov``, ``.int``, ``.mil``, ``.net``, and
+``.org``). For example, ``djangoproject.com`` gets converted too.
 
 .. versionchanged:: 1.4
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/defaultfilters/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/defaultfilters/tests.py
index 00807b0360f..b44aa977044 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/defaultfilters/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/defaultfilters/tests.py
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ class DefaultFiltersTests(TestCase):
         # Check urlize accepts more TLDs - see #16656
         self.assertEqual(urlize('usa.gov'),
             u'<a href="http://usa.gov" rel="nofollow">usa.gov</a>')
-        self.assertEqual(urlize('europa.eu'),
-            u'<a href="http://europa.eu" rel="nofollow">europa.eu</a>')
 
     def test_wordcount(self):
         self.assertEqual(wordcount(''), 0)