diff --git a/aocrr_bot.py b/aocrr_bot.py
index 7510d72..ccf4f68 100755
--- a/aocrr_bot.py
+++ b/aocrr_bot.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def fetch_leaderboard(session_id: str, year: int = datetime.now().year) -> dict:
 
 class IrcBot:
     def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
         self.cache = JSONFile("aocrr_bot.cache", create=True)
         self.__session_id = open(".session", "r").readlines()[0].strip()
         self.irc_client = Client(IRC_SERVER, IRC_PORT, IRC_NICK, IRC_USER, IRC_REALNAME)