diff --git a/bob/bio/face/annotator/Base.py b/bob/bio/face/annotator/Base.py
index 02c9220188d135deb8e1517ed80557c88dc7b8eb..901e3919fe5d454d0a98f2dd3b943260a2f0fd95 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/annotator/Base.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/annotator/Base.py
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import bob.bio.face.preprocessor  # import for documentation
 class Base(bob.bio.base.annotator.Annotator):
     """Base class for all face annotators"""
 
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        super(Base, self).__init__(**kwargs)
-
     def annotate(self, sample, **kwargs):
         """Annotates an image and returns annotations in a dictionary. All
         annotator should return at least the ``topleft`` and ``bottomright``