diff --git a/coalib/parsing/CliParser.py b/coalib/parsing/CliParser.py
index c1199094df..92cff6edfa 100644
--- a/coalib/parsing/CliParser.py
+++ b/coalib/parsing/CliParser.py
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 import sys
 
 from coalib.parsing.LineParser import LineParser
-from coalib.parsing.SectionParser import SectionParser
 from coalib.settings.Setting import Setting
 from coalib.settings.Section import Section
 from coalib.parsing.DefaultArgParser import default_arg_parser
 
 
-class CliParser(SectionParser):
+class CliParser:
     def __init__(self,
                  arg_parser=default_arg_parser,
                  key_value_delimiters=['=', ':'],
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ def __init__(self,
         if not isinstance(arg_parser, argparse.ArgumentParser):
             raise TypeError("arg_parser must be an ArgumentParser")
 
-        SectionParser.__init__(self)
-
         self._arg_parser = arg_parser
         self._line_parser = LineParser(key_value_delimiters,
                                        comment_seperators,
diff --git a/coalib/parsing/ConfParser.py b/coalib/parsing/ConfParser.py
index 95289f0f7d..53b31658f7 100644
--- a/coalib/parsing/ConfParser.py
+++ b/coalib/parsing/ConfParser.py
@@ -3,18 +3,16 @@
 import os
 
 from coalib.parsing.LineParser import LineParser
-from coalib.parsing.SectionParser import SectionParser
 from coalib.settings.Setting import Setting
 from coalib.settings.Section import Section
 
 
-class ConfParser(SectionParser):
+class ConfParser:
     def __init__(self,
                  key_value_delimiters=['='],
                  comment_seperators=['#', ';', '//'],
                  key_delimiters=[',', ' '],
                  section_name_surroundings={'[': "]"}):
-        SectionParser.__init__(self)
         self.line_parser = LineParser(key_value_delimiters,
                                       comment_seperators,
                                       key_delimiters,
diff --git a/coalib/parsing/SectionParser.py b/coalib/parsing/SectionParser.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cf4c8d09f6..0000000000
--- a/coalib/parsing/SectionParser.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-class SectionParser:
-    def parse(self, input_data):
-        """
-        Parses the input and adds the new data to the existing
-
-        :param input_data: filename or other input
-        :return:           the section dictionary
-        """
-
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def reparse(self, input_data):
-        """
-        Parses the input and overwrites all existent data
-
-        :param input_data: filename or other input
-        :return:           the section dictionary
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def export_to_settings(self):
-        """
-        :return: a dict of section objects representing the current parsed
-                 things
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/coalib/tests/parsing/ParserTest.py b/coalib/tests/parsing/ParserTest.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c97a546a96..0000000000
--- a/coalib/tests/parsing/ParserTest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-
-sys.path.insert(0, ".")
-from coalib.parsing.SectionParser import SectionParser
-import unittest
-
-
-class ParserTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_parse_available(self):
-        self.uut = SectionParser()
-        self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError, self.uut.parse, None)
-
-    def test_reparse_available(self):
-        self.uut = SectionParser()
-        self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError, self.uut.reparse, None)
-
-    def test_export_available(self):
-        self.uut = SectionParser()
-        self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError, self.uut.export_to_settings)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    unittest.main(verbosity=2)