diff --git a/django/db/models/query_utils.py b/django/db/models/query_utils.py
index e34963b65c..8c41116d69 100644
--- a/django/db/models/query_utils.py
+++ b/django/db/models/query_utils.py
@@ -98,13 +98,16 @@ class Q(tree.Node):
 
     def deconstruct(self):
         path = '%s.%s' % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__)
+        if path.startswith('django.db.models.query_utils'):
+            path = path.replace('django.db.models.query_utils', 'django.db.models')
         args, kwargs = (), {}
         if len(self.children) == 1 and not isinstance(self.children[0], Q):
             child = self.children[0]
             kwargs = {child[0]: child[1]}
         else:
             args = tuple(self.children)
-            kwargs = {'_connector': self.connector}
+            if self.connector != self.default:
+                kwargs = {'_connector': self.connector}
         if self.negated:
             kwargs['_negated'] = True
         return path, args, kwargs
diff --git a/tests/queries/test_q.py b/tests/queries/test_q.py
index 2ed4278b77..9e71553ef7 100644
--- a/tests/queries/test_q.py
+++ b/tests/queries/test_q.py
@@ -22,14 +22,13 @@ class QTests(SimpleTestCase):
     def test_deconstruct(self):
         q = Q(price__gt=F('discounted_price'))
         path, args, kwargs = q.deconstruct()
-        self.assertEqual(path, 'django.db.models.query_utils.Q')
+        self.assertEqual(path, 'django.db.models.Q')
         self.assertEqual(args, ())
         self.assertEqual(kwargs, {'price__gt': F('discounted_price')})
 
     def test_deconstruct_negated(self):
         q = ~Q(price__gt=F('discounted_price'))
         path, args, kwargs = q.deconstruct()
-        self.assertEqual(path, 'django.db.models.query_utils.Q')
         self.assertEqual(args, ())
         self.assertEqual(kwargs, {
             'price__gt': F('discounted_price'),
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ class QTests(SimpleTestCase):
         q2 = Q(price=F('discounted_price'))
         q = q1 | q2
         path, args, kwargs = q.deconstruct()
-        self.assertEqual(path, 'django.db.models.query_utils.Q')
         self.assertEqual(args, (
             ('price__gt', F('discounted_price')),
             ('price', F('discounted_price')),
@@ -53,12 +51,11 @@ class QTests(SimpleTestCase):
         q2 = Q(price=F('discounted_price'))
         q = q1 & q2
         path, args, kwargs = q.deconstruct()
-        self.assertEqual(path, 'django.db.models.query_utils.Q')
         self.assertEqual(args, (
             ('price__gt', F('discounted_price')),
             ('price', F('discounted_price')),
         ))
-        self.assertEqual(kwargs, {'_connector': 'AND'})
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs, {})
 
     def test_deconstruct_multiple_kwargs(self):
         q = Q(price__gt=F('discounted_price'), price=F('discounted_price'))
@@ -67,14 +64,13 @@ class QTests(SimpleTestCase):
             ('price', F('discounted_price')),
             ('price__gt', F('discounted_price')),
         ))
-        self.assertEqual(kwargs, {'_connector': 'AND'})
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs, {})
 
     def test_deconstruct_nested(self):
         q = Q(Q(price__gt=F('discounted_price')))
         path, args, kwargs = q.deconstruct()
-        self.assertEqual(path, 'django.db.models.query_utils.Q')
         self.assertEqual(args, (Q(price__gt=F('discounted_price')),))
-        self.assertEqual(kwargs, {'_connector': 'AND'})
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs, {})
 
     def test_reconstruct(self):
         q = Q(price__gt=F('discounted_price'))