diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/serializers/geojson.py b/django/contrib/gis/serializers/geojson.py
index 072ee9dc48..187af26eed 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/serializers/geojson.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/serializers/geojson.py
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ class Serializer(JSONSerializer):
     def start_serialization(self):
         self._init_options()
         self._cts = {}  # cache of CoordTransform's
-        self.stream.write(
-            '{"type": "FeatureCollection", '
-            '"crs": {"type": "name", "properties": {"name": "EPSG:%d"}},'
-            ' "features": [' % self.srid
-        )
+        self.stream.write('{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [')
 
     def end_serialization(self):
         self.stream.write("]}")
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/serializers.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/serializers.txt
index e62b6ef306..2ce2e22c33 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/serializers.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/serializers.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ Would output::
 
     {
         "type": "FeatureCollection",
-        "crs": {"type": "name", "properties": {"name": "EPSG:4326"}},
         "features": [
             {
                 "type": "Feature",
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_serializers.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_serializers.py
index 40a4f47487..d57d221add 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_serializers.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_serializers.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class GeoJSONSerializerTests(TestCase):
     def test_serialization_base(self):
         geojson = serializers.serialize("geojson", City.objects.order_by("name"))
         geodata = json.loads(geojson)
+        self.assertEqual(list(geodata.keys()), ["type", "features"])
+        self.assertEqual(geodata["type"], "FeatureCollection")
         self.assertEqual(len(geodata["features"]), len(City.objects.all()))
         self.assertEqual(geodata["features"][0]["geometry"]["type"], "Point")
         self.assertEqual(geodata["features"][0]["properties"]["name"], "Chicago")