diff --git a/fail2ban/server/jail.py b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
index cf16737a..6345d300 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/jail.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from ..helpers import getLogger
 logSys = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class Jail:
+class Jail(object):
 	"""Fail2Ban jail, which manages a filter and associated actions.
 
 	The class handles the initialisation of a filter, and actions. It's
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/dummyjail.py b/fail2ban/tests/dummyjail.py
index 33a102f2..19f97f4e 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/dummyjail.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/dummyjail.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from ..server.jail import Jail
 from ..server.actions import Actions
 
 
-class DummyJail(Jail, object):
+class DummyJail(Jail):
 	"""A simple 'jail' to suck in all the tickets generated by Filter's
 	"""
 	def __init__(self, backend=None):