diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/sitemaps/georss.py b/django/contrib/gis/sitemaps/georss.py
index f75cf804ba..ccb7dc2e91 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/sitemaps/georss.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/sitemaps/georss.py
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ class GeoRSSSitemap(Sitemap):
     def __init__(self, feed_dict, slug_dict=None):
         """
         This sitemap object initializes on a feed dictionary (as would be passed
-        to `django.contrib.syndication.views.feed`) and a slug dictionary.  
+        to `django.contrib.gis.views.feed`) and a slug dictionary.
         If the slug dictionary is not defined, then it's assumed the keys provide
         the URL parameter to the feed.  However, if you have a complex feed (e.g.,
         you override `get_object`, then you'll need to provide a slug dictionary.
-        The slug dictionary should have the same keys as the feed dictionary, but 
-        each value in the slug dictionary should be a sequence of slugs that may 
-        be used for valid feeds.  For example, let's say we have a feed that 
+        The slug dictionary should have the same keys as the feed dictionary, but
+        each value in the slug dictionary should be a sequence of slugs that may
+        be used for valid feeds.  For example, let's say we have a feed that
         returns objects for a specific ZIP code in our feed dictionary:
 
             feed_dict = {'zipcode' : ZipFeed}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class GeoRSSSitemap(Sitemap):
                     self.locations.append('%s/%s' % (section, slug))
             else:
                 self.locations.append(section)
- 
+
     def get_urls(self, page=1, site=None):
         """
         This method is overrridden so the appropriate `geo_format` attribute
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ class GeoRSSSitemap(Sitemap):
         return self.locations
 
     def location(self, obj):
-        return urlresolvers.reverse('django.contrib.syndication.views.feed', args=(obj,))
+        return urlresolvers.reverse('django.contrib.gis.views.feed', args=(obj,))
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py
index 27d221a8f3..3d04242fa8 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py
@@ -100,15 +100,16 @@ class GeoDjangoTestSuiteRunner(DjangoTestSuiteRunner):
 
         # Constructing the new INSTALLED_APPS, and including applications
         # within the GeoDjango test namespace.
-        new_installed =  ['django.contrib.sites',
-                          'django.contrib.sitemaps',
-                          'django.contrib.gis',
-                          ]
+        new_installed =  [
+            'django.contrib.sites',
+            'django.contrib.sitemaps',
+            'django.contrib.gis',
+        ]
 
         # Calling out to `geo_apps` to get GeoDjango applications supported
         # for testing.
         new_installed.extend(geo_apps())
-        settings.INSTALLED_APPS = new_installed
+        settings.INSTALLED_APPS = list(self.old_installed) + new_installed
 
         # SITE_ID needs to be set
         settings.SITE_ID = 1
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/urls.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/urls.py
index edaf2802ef..b3604c7aa0 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/urls.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/urls.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
 from feeds import feed_dict
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
-    (r'^feeds/(?P<url>.*)/$', 'django.contrib.syndication.views.feed', {'feed_dict': feed_dict}),
+    (r'^feeds/(?P<url>.*)/$', 'django.contrib.gis.views.feed', {'feed_dict': feed_dict}),
 )
 
 from sitemaps import sitemaps
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ urlpatterns += patterns('django.contrib.gis.sitemaps.views',
     (r'^sitemap.xml$', 'index', {'sitemaps' : sitemaps}),
     (r'^sitemaps/(?P<section>\w+)\.xml$', 'sitemap', {'sitemaps' : sitemaps}),
     (r'^sitemaps/kml/(?P<label>\w+)/(?P<model>\w+)/(?P<field_name>\w+)\.kml$', 'kml'),
-    (r'^sitemaps/kml/(?P<label>\w+)/(?P<model>\w+)/(?P<field_name>\w+)\.kmz$', 'kmz'),                
+    (r'^sitemaps/kml/(?P<label>\w+)/(?P<model>\w+)/(?P<field_name>\w+)\.kmz$', 'kmz'),
 )
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/views.py b/django/contrib/gis/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e1721093b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from django.http import Http404
+
+def feed(request, url, feed_dict=None):
+    """Provided for backwards compatibility."""
+    if not feed_dict:
+        raise Http404("No feeds are registered.")
+
+    try:
+        slug, param = url.split('/', 1)
+    except ValueError:
+        slug, param = url, ''
+
+    try:
+        f = feed_dict[slug]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise Http404("Slug %r isn't registered." % slug)
+
+    instance = f()
+    instance.feed_url = getattr(f, 'feed_url', None) or request.path
+    instance.title_template = f.title_template or ('feeds/%s_title.html' % slug)
+    instance.description_template = f.description_template or ('feeds/%s_description.html' % slug)
+    return instance(request)