diff --git a/django/contrib/databrowse/sites.py b/django/contrib/databrowse/sites.py
index 172ca5271e..d90bb562b2 100644
--- a/django/contrib/databrowse/sites.py
+++ b/django/contrib/databrowse/sites.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class DatabrowseSite(object):
         self.registry = {} # model_class -> databrowse_class
         self.root_url = None
 
-    def register(self, model_or_iterable, databrowse_class=None, **options):
+    def register(self, *model_list, **options):
         """
         Registers the given model(s) with the given databrowse site.
 
@@ -84,23 +84,19 @@ class DatabrowseSite(object):
 
         If a model is already registered, this will raise AlreadyRegistered.
         """
-        databrowse_class = databrowse_class or DefaultModelDatabrowse
-        if issubclass(model_or_iterable, models.Model):
-            model_or_iterable = [model_or_iterable]
-        for model in model_or_iterable:
+        databrowse_class = options.pop('databrowse_class', DefaultModelDatabrowse)
+        for model in model_list:
             if model in self.registry:
                 raise AlreadyRegistered('The model %s is already registered' % model.__name__)
             self.registry[model] = databrowse_class
 
-    def unregister(self, model_or_iterable):
+    def unregister(self, *model_list):
         """
         Unregisters the given model(s).
 
         If a model isn't already registered, this will raise NotRegistered.
         """
-        if issubclass(model_or_iterable, models.Model):
-            model_or_iterable = [model_or_iterable]
-        for model in model_or_iterable:
+        for model in model_list:
             if model not in self.registry:
                 raise NotRegistered('The model %s is not registered' % model.__name__)
             del self.registry[model]
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/databrowse.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/databrowse.txt
index f8fedc4482..3d411bb7b4 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/databrowse.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/databrowse.txt
@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@ How to use Databrowse
 2. Register a number of models with the Databrowse site::
 
        from django.contrib import databrowse
-       from myapp.models import SomeModel, SomeOtherModel
+       from myapp.models import SomeModel, SomeOtherModel, YetAnotherModel
 
        databrowse.site.register(SomeModel)
-       databrowse.site.register(SomeOtherModel)
+       databrowse.site.register(SomeOtherModel, YetAnotherModel)
 
    Note that you should register the model *classes*, not instances.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 1.4
+
+   Since Django 1.4, it is possible to register several models in the same
+   call to :func:`~databrowse.site.register`.
+
    It doesn't matter where you put this, as long as it gets executed at some
    point. A good place for it is in your :doc:`URLconf file
    </topics/http/urls>` (``urls.py``).
diff --git a/tests/runtests.py b/tests/runtests.py
index ed032a57d0..944c6aa82e 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.py
+++ b/tests/runtests.py
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import warnings
 
 from django import contrib
 
+# databrowse is deprecated, but we still want to run its tests
+warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', "The Databrowse contrib app is deprecated",
+                        PendingDeprecationWarning, 'django.contrib.databrowse')
 
 CONTRIB_DIR_NAME = 'django.contrib'
 MODEL_TESTS_DIR_NAME = 'modeltests'
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ ALWAYS_INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.comments',
     'django.contrib.admin',
     'django.contrib.admindocs',
+    'django.contrib.databrowse',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'django.contrib.humanize',
     'regressiontests.staticfiles_tests',