diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers.py
index fa06ae99e..a325600e4 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers.py
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ def build_unix_rpath_args(build_dir, rpath_paths, install_rpath):
         return ['-Wl,-rpath,' + paths]
 
 class CrossNoRunException(MesonException):
-    def __init(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        Exception.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    pass
 
 class RunResult:
     def __init__(self, compiled, returncode=999, stdout='UNDEFINED', stderr='UNDEFINED'):
diff --git a/mesonbuild/mconf.py b/mesonbuild/mconf.py
index 585e11cd5..55860a483 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mconf.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mconf.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ parser.add_argument('--clearcache', action='store_true', default=False,
                     help='Clear cached state (e.g. found dependencies)')
 
 class ConfException(mesonlib.MesonException):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    pass
 
 class Conf:
     def __init__(self, build_dir):
diff --git a/run_project_tests.py b/run_project_tests.py
index ab8e3ae41..e9f19420a 100755
--- a/run_project_tests.py
+++ b/run_project_tests.py
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ class DummyFuture(conc.Future):
     ask for the result. Used on platforms where sem_open() is not available:
     MSYS2, OpenBSD, etc: https://bugs.python.org/issue3770
     '''
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
     def set_function(self, fn, *args, **kwargs):
         self.fn = fn
         self.fn_args = args