1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index fa0f0bfb..7c05bed9 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ except ImportError:
     django_filters = None
 
 
+if django.VERSION >= (1, 6):
+    def clean_manytomany_helptext(text):
+        return text
+else:
+    # Up to version 1.5 many to many fields automatically suffix
+    # the `help_text` attribute with hardcoded text.
+    def clean_manytomany_helptext(text):
+        if text.endswith(' Hold down "Control", or "Command" on a Mac, to select more than one.'):
+            text = text[:-69]
+        return text
+
 # Django-guardian is optional. Import only if guardian is in INSTALLED_APPS
 # Fixes (#1712). We keep the try/except for the test suite.
 guardian = None