diff --git a/django/utils/unittest/case.py b/django/utils/unittest/case.py
index 78507c1917..f906a4cb68 100644
--- a/django/utils/unittest/case.py
+++ b/django/utils/unittest/case.py
@@ -241,9 +241,6 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         Cleanup items are called even if setUp fails (unlike tearDown)."""
         self._cleanups.append((function, args, kwargs))
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        "Hook method for setting up the test fixture before exercising it."
-
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         "Hook method for setting up class fixture before running tests in the class."
@@ -252,9 +249,6 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         "Hook method for deconstructing the class fixture after running all tests in the class."
 
-    def tearDown(self):
-        "Hook method for deconstructing the test fixture after testing it."
-
     def countTestCases(self):
         return 1