diff --git a/nova/virt/xenapi/__init__.py b/nova/virt/xenapi/__init__.py
index 0e93adcdaf..d9abe54c53 100644
--- a/nova/virt/xenapi/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/virt/xenapi/__init__.py
@@ -18,9 +18,3 @@
 :mod:`xenapi` -- Nova support for XenServer and XCP through XenAPI
 ==================================================================
 """
-
-
-class HelperBase(object):
-    """
-    The base for helper classes.
-    """