diff --git a/django_mongoengine/mongo_admin/actions.py b/django_mongoengine/mongo_admin/actions.py
index aa240d1..fcabc38 100644
--- a/django_mongoengine/mongo_admin/actions.py
+++ b/django_mongoengine/mongo_admin/actions.py
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@ def _delete_selected(modeladmin, request, queryset):
     if not modeladmin.has_delete_permission(request):
         raise PermissionDenied
 
-    using = router.db_for_write(modeladmin.model)
-
     # Populate deletable_objects, a data structure of all related objects that
     # will also be deleted.
     # TODO: Permissions would be so cool...
     deletable_objects, perms_needed, protected = get_deleted_objects(
-        queryset, opts, request.user, modeladmin.admin_site, using)
+        queryset, request, modeladmin.admin_site)
 
     # The user has already confirmed the deletion.
     # Do the deletion and return a None to display the change list view again.
diff --git a/django_mongoengine/mongo_admin/options.py b/django_mongoengine/mongo_admin/options.py
index cda6b42..4d8855e 100644
--- a/django_mongoengine/mongo_admin/options.py
+++ b/django_mongoengine/mongo_admin/options.py
@@ -396,19 +396,10 @@ def delete_view(self, request, object_id, extra_context=None):
                 {'name': force_text(opts.verbose_name), 'key': escape(object_id)}
             )
 
-        from django.db import router
-        using = router.db_for_write(self.model)
-
         # Populate deleted_objects, a data structure of all related objects that
         # will also be deleted.
-        try:
-            # Django 2.x/3.x
-            (deleted_objects, model_count, perms_needed, protected) = get_deleted_objects(
-                [obj], request, self.admin_site)
-        except TypeError:
-            # Django 1.x
-            (deleted_objects, model_count, perms_needed, protected) = get_deleted_objects(
-                [obj], opts, request.user, self.admin_site, using)
+        (deleted_objects, model_count, perms_needed, protected) = get_deleted_objects(
+            [obj], request, self.admin_site)
 
         if request.POST:  # The user has already confirmed the deletion.
             if perms_needed: