diff --git a/src/gen/db/base.py b/src/gen/db/base.py
index d3f49ccbf..9282957e2 100644
--- a/src/gen/db/base.py
+++ b/src/gen/db/base.py
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ class DbReadBase(object):
         derived from this class should be created.
         """
 
-        super(DbReadBase, self).__init__()
-
     def all_handles(self, table):
         """
         Return all handles from the specified table as a list
@@ -1172,7 +1170,7 @@ class DbReadBase(object):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-class DbWriteBase(DbReadBase):
+class DbWriteBase(object):
     """
     GRAMPS database object. This object is a base class for all
     database interfaces.  All methods raise NotImplementedError
@@ -1187,8 +1185,6 @@ class DbWriteBase(DbReadBase):
         derived from this class should be created.
         """
 
-        super(DbWriteBase, self).__init__()
-
     def add_event(self, event, transaction, set_gid=True):
         """
         Add an Event to the database, assigning internal IDs if they have
diff --git a/src/gen/db/read.py b/src/gen/db/read.py
index 2906bba81..4e464792a 100644
--- a/src/gen/db/read.py
+++ b/src/gen/db/read.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class DbBsddbRead(DbReadBase, Callback):
         """
         
         DbReadBase.__init__(self)
-        #Callback.__init__(self)
+        Callback.__init__(self)
 
         self.set_person_id_prefix('I%04d')
         self.set_object_id_prefix('O%04d')
diff --git a/src/gen/db/write.py b/src/gen/db/write.py
index 6a66c061e..af9717fb1 100644
--- a/src/gen/db/write.py
+++ b/src/gen/db/write.py
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ class DbBsddbAssocCursor(GrampsCursor):
 # DbBsddb
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-class DbBsddb(DbBsddbRead, DbWriteBase, 
-                  Callback, UpdateCallback):
+class DbBsddb(DbBsddbRead, DbWriteBase, UpdateCallback):
     """
     GRAMPS database write access object. 
     """
@@ -200,7 +199,8 @@ class DbBsddb(DbBsddbRead, DbWriteBase,
         
         self.txn = None
         DbBsddbRead.__init__(self)
-        Callback.__init__(self)
+        DbWriteBase.__init__(self)
+        #UpdateCallback.__init__(self)
         self.secondary_connected = False
         self.has_changed = False
 
diff --git a/src/web/djangodb.py b/src/web/djangodb.py
index e155e563f..0cc540e11 100644
--- a/src/web/djangodb.py
+++ b/src/web/djangodb.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import web
 import gen
-from gen.db import DbBase
+from gen.db import DbReadBase, DbWriteBase
 from web.libdjango import DjangoInterface
 
 # from ReportBase._CommandLineReport import run_report
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ class Cursor(object):
     def __exit__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
-class DjangoDb(DbBase):
+class DjangoDb(DbReadBase, DbWriteBase):
     """
     A Gramps Database Backend. This replicates the grampsdb functions.
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super(DjangoDb, self).__init__()
+        DbReadBase.__init__(self)
+        DbWriteBase.__init__(self)
         self.dji = DjangoInterface()
         self.readonly = False
         self.db_is_open = True