diff --git a/britney.py b/britney.py
index f3dac30..799a80b 100755
--- a/britney.py
+++ b/britney.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ RDEPENDS = 9
 RCONFLICTS = 10
 
 
-class Britney:
+class Britney(object):
     """Britney, the Debian testing updater script
     
     This is the script that updates the testing distribution. It is executed
@@ -1067,8 +1067,6 @@ class Britney:
                 # if no package can satisfy the dependency, add this information to the excuse
                 if len(packages) == 0:
                     excuse.addhtml("%s/%s unsatisfiable %s: %s" % (pkg, arch, type, block_txt.strip()))
-                    if arch not in self.options.break_arches.split():
-                        excuse.add_unsat_dep(arch)
                     continue
 
                 # for the solving packages, update the excuse to add the dependencies
diff --git a/completer.py b/completer.py
index 7a2fb3f..cda4eb5 100644
--- a/completer.py
+++ b/completer.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import readline
 import bisect
 
-class Completer:
+class Completer(object):
     """Completer class
 
     This class provides a readline completer for the britney hint-tester
diff --git a/excuse.py b/excuse.py
index b78d221..9f459d0 100644
--- a/excuse.py
+++ b/excuse.py
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ class Excuse(object):
         self.name = name
         self.ver = ("-", "-")
         self.maint = None
-        self.pri = None
-        self.date = None
         self.urgency = None
         self.daysold = None
         self.mindays = None
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@ class Excuse(object):
         self.deps = {}
         self.sane_deps = []
         self.break_deps = []
-        self.unsat_deps = {}
         self.bugs = []
         self.htmlline = []
 
@@ -90,14 +87,6 @@ class Excuse(object):
         """Set the section of the package"""
         self.section = section
 
-    def set_priority(self, pri):
-        """Set the priority of the package"""
-        self.pri = pri
-
-    def set_date(self, date):
-        """Set the date of upload of the package"""
-        self.date = date
-
     def set_urgency(self, date):
         """Set the urgency of upload of the package"""
         self.urgency = date
@@ -116,10 +105,6 @@ class Excuse(object):
         if (name, arch) not in self.break_deps:
             self.break_deps.append( (name, arch) )
 
-    def add_unsat_dep(self, arch):
-        """Add a flag for unsatisfied dependencies"""
-        self.unsat_deps[arch] = True
-
     def invalidate_dep(self, name):
         """Invalidate dependency"""
         if name not in self.invalid_deps: self.invalid_deps.append(name)
diff --git a/hints.py b/hints.py
index 07a9ffa..874c1b3 100644
--- a/hints.py
+++ b/hints.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from migrationitem import HintItem
 
-class HintCollection:
+class HintCollection(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self._hints = []
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class HintCollection:
     def add_hint(self, hint, user):
         self._hints.append(Hint(hint, user))
 
-class Hint:
+class Hint(object):
     def __init__(self, hint, user):
         self._hint = hint
         self._user = user