diff --git a/plugins/Amazon.py b/plugins/Amazon.py
index 4d0e5cbfa..475f7f013 100644
--- a/plugins/Amazon.py
+++ b/plugins/Amazon.py
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ conf.registerGlobalValue(conf.supybot.plugins.Amazon, 'licenseKey',
 class Amazon(callbacks.Privmsg):
     threaded = True
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        callbacks.Privmsg.__init__(self)
-    
     def _genResults(self, reply, attribs, items, url, bold, bold_item):
         results = {}
         res = []
diff --git a/plugins/Dict.py b/plugins/Dict.py
index fd85895fc..2bb9b2958 100644
--- a/plugins/Dict.py
+++ b/plugins/Dict.py
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@ conf.registerGlobalValue(conf.supybot.plugins.Dict, 'server',
 
 class Dict(callbacks.Privmsg):
     threaded = True
-    def __init__(self):
-        callbacks.Privmsg.__init__(self)
-
-    def die(self):
-        callbacks.Privmsg.die(self)
-
     def dictionaries(self, irc, msg, args):
         """takes no arguments.
 
diff --git a/plugins/Ebay.py b/plugins/Ebay.py
index dc9f6d52e..4340b62dc 100644
--- a/plugins/Ebay.py
+++ b/plugins/Ebay.py
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ class Ebay(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
     """
     threaded = True
     regexps = ['ebaySnarfer']
-    def __init__(self):
-        callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp.__init__(self)
-
-    def die(self):
-        callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp.die(self)
 
     _reopts = re.I | re.S
     _invalid = re.compile(r'(is invalid, still pending, or no longer in our '
diff --git a/plugins/Gameknot.py b/plugins/Gameknot.py
index 3ec6f07b9..c86dc56be 100644
--- a/plugins/Gameknot.py
+++ b/plugins/Gameknot.py
@@ -89,12 +89,7 @@ class Gameknot(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
                            r'"#FFFF00">(\d+)')
     _gkteam = re.compile(r'Team:(<.*?>)+(?P<name>.*?)</span>')
     _gkseen = re.compile(r'(seen on GK:\s+([^[]+ago)|.*?is hiding.*?)')
-    def __init__(self):
-        callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp.__init__(self)
 
-    def die(self):
-        callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp.die(self)
-        
     def getStats(self, name):
         gkprofile = 'http://www.gameknot.com/stats.pl?%s' % name
         try:
diff --git a/plugins/Google.py b/plugins/Google.py
index 40846333f..2154c43a7 100644
--- a/plugins/Google.py
+++ b/plugins/Google.py
@@ -172,9 +172,6 @@ class Google(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
         self.totalTime = 0
         self.last24hours = structures.queue()
 
-    def die(self):
-        callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp.die(self)
-
     def formatData(self, data, bold=True, max=0):
         if isinstance(data, basestring):
             return data
diff --git a/plugins/Sourceforge.py b/plugins/Sourceforge.py
index dc367f6ac..b7479b71e 100644
--- a/plugins/Sourceforge.py
+++ b/plugins/Sourceforge.py
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ class Sourceforge(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
     _statusOpt = {'any':100, 'open':1, 'closed':2, 'deleted':3, 'pending':4}
 
     _projectURL = 'http://sourceforge.net/projects/'
-    def __init__(self):
-        callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp.__init__(self)
-
-    def die(self):
-        callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp.die(self)
 
     def _formatResp(self, text, num=''):
         """