diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py
index 612382c460..27d221a8f3 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@ def run_tests(*args, **kwargs):
     return base_run_tests(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
-def run_gis_tests(test_labels, verbosity=1, interactive=True, failfast=False, extra_tests=None):
-    import warnings
-    warnings.warn(
-        'The run_gis_tests() test runner has been deprecated in favor of GeoDjangoTestSuiteRunner.',
-        DeprecationWarning
-    )
-    test_runner = GeoDjangoTestSuiteRunner(verbosity=verbosity, interactive=interactive, failfast=failfast)
-    return test_runner.run_tests(test_labels, extra_tests=extra_tests)
-
-
 def geo_apps(namespace=True, runtests=False):
     """
     Returns a list of GeoDjango test applications that reside in