diff --git a/src/virtManager/addhardware.py b/src/virtManager/addhardware.py
index 39eb7315f..165463ac9 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/addhardware.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/addhardware.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class vmmAddHardware(gobject.GObject):
                                 gobject.TYPE_NONE, [str]),
         }
     def __init__(self, config, vm):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.vm = vm
         self.conn = vm.get_connection()
diff --git a/src/virtManager/asyncjob.py b/src/virtManager/asyncjob.py
index 8904e15f9..7466316d8 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/asyncjob.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/asyncjob.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class vmmAsyncJob(gobject.GObject):
                  text=_("Please wait a few moments..."),
                  title=_("Operation in progress"),
                  run_main=True):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.run_main = bool(run_main)
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/choosecd.py b/src/virtManager/choosecd.py
index 5b20cdde1..92986972d 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/choosecd.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/choosecd.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class vmmChooseCD(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, dev_id_info, connection, media_type):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.window = gtk.glade.XML(
                             config.get_glade_dir() + "/vmm-choose-cd.glade",
                             "vmm-choose-cd", domain="virt-manager")
diff --git a/src/virtManager/clone.py b/src/virtManager/clone.py
index fa29ca749..0d89097c4 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/clone.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/clone.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class vmmCloneVM(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, orig_vm):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.orig_vm = orig_vm
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/connect.py b/src/virtManager/connect.py
index d07e30a10..255ae45fe 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/connect.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/connect.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class vmmConnect(gobject.GObject):
         }
 
     def __init__(self, config, engine):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.engine = engine
 
         self.window = gtk.glade.XML(
diff --git a/src/virtManager/connection.py b/src/virtManager/connection.py
index 9a5c80b35..1fbd15037 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/connection.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/connection.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class vmmConnection(gobject.GObject):
     STATE_INACTIVE = 3
 
     def __init__(self, config, uri, readOnly=None, engine=None):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
 
         self.config = config
         self.engine = engine
diff --git a/src/virtManager/console.py b/src/virtManager/console.py
index 3fb05ab8b..f8270bc42 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/console.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/console.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def has_property(obj, setting):
 
 class vmmConsolePages(gobject.GObject):
     def __init__(self, config, vm, engine, window):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
 
         self.config = config
         self.vm = vm
diff --git a/src/virtManager/create.py b/src/virtManager/create.py
index d593d71d9..d48334981 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/create.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/create.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class vmmCreate(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, engine):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.engine = engine
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/createinterface.py b/src/virtManager/createinterface.py
index 763685133..66f26ee77 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/createinterface.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/createinterface.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class vmmCreateInterface(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, conn):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.conn = conn
         self.interface = None
diff --git a/src/virtManager/createnet.py b/src/virtManager/createnet.py
index b6f7014d6..86a2d04b3 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/createnet.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/createnet.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class vmmCreateNetwork(gobject.GObject):
                                 gobject.TYPE_NONE, [str]),
         }
     def __init__(self, config, conn):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.conn = conn
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/createpool.py b/src/virtManager/createpool.py
index 6f0186eb5..a58dcc418 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/createpool.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/createpool.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class vmmCreatePool(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, conn):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.conn = conn
         self.config = config
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/createvol.py b/src/virtManager/createvol.py
index eee963bb2..261404806 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/createvol.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/createvol.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class vmmCreateVolume(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, conn, parent_pool):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.conn = conn
         self.parent_pool = parent_pool
         self.config = config
diff --git a/src/virtManager/delete.py b/src/virtManager/delete.py
index 13c6ad198..185e3dcf0 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/delete.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/delete.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class vmmDeleteDialog(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, vm):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.vm = vm
         self.conn = vm.connection
diff --git a/src/virtManager/details.py b/src/virtManager/details.py
index e070a0b5b..fe4257410 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/details.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/details.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class vmmDetails(gobject.GObject):
 
 
     def __init__(self, config, vm, engine, parent=None):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.vm = vm
         self.conn = self.vm.get_connection()
diff --git a/src/virtManager/engine.py b/src/virtManager/engine.py
index 79f847c5d..5d723081c 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/engine.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/engine.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class vmmEngine(gobject.GObject):
         }
 
     def __init__(self, config):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
 
         self.config = config
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/halhelper.py b/src/virtManager/halhelper.py
index 1ce907be4..11b4ceb36 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/halhelper.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/halhelper.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class vmmHalHelper(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
 
         self.bus = None
         self.hal_iface = None
diff --git a/src/virtManager/host.py b/src/virtManager/host.py
index f4a1e42e5..7f5aa837a 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/host.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/host.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class vmmHost(gobject.GObject):
                                   gobject.TYPE_NONE, (str,)),
         }
     def __init__(self, config, conn, engine):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.conn = conn
         self.engine = engine
diff --git a/src/virtManager/libvirtobject.py b/src/virtManager/libvirtobject.py
index c9aee0c68..4254f97aa 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/libvirtobject.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/libvirtobject.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class vmmLibvirtObject(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, connection):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.connection = connection
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/manager.py b/src/virtManager/manager.py
index 4740b9596..b2d702031 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/manager.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/manager.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class vmmManager(gobject.GObject):
                             gobject.TYPE_NONE, []),}
 
     def __init__(self, config, engine):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.engine = engine
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/mediadev.py b/src/virtManager/mediadev.py
index 29eaa772f..7deb5307b 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/mediadev.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/mediadev.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class vmmMediaDevice(gobject.GObject):
 
     def __init__(self, path, key, has_media, media_label, media_key,
                  nodedev_obj = None, media_type = MEDIA_CDROM):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
 
         self.path = path
         self.key = key
diff --git a/src/virtManager/migrate.py b/src/virtManager/migrate.py
index 065f98e95..2e2126155 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/migrate.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/migrate.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class vmmMigrateDialog(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, vm, engine):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.vm = vm
         self.conn = vm.connection
diff --git a/src/virtManager/netdev.py b/src/virtManager/netdev.py
index 8162b5822..3fe0ac3cd 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/netdev.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/netdev.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class vmmNetDevice(gobject.GObject):
     __gsignals__ = {}
 
     def __init__(self, name, mac, is_shared, bridge=None, hal_path=None):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
 
         self.name = name
         self.mac = mac
diff --git a/src/virtManager/network.py b/src/virtManager/network.py
index 3c9db4ef1..d665392d6 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/network.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/network.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class vmmNetwork(gobject.GObject):
         return desc
 
     def __init__(self, config, connection, net, uuid, active):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.connection = connection
         self.net = net
diff --git a/src/virtManager/preferences.py b/src/virtManager/preferences.py
index c16d12ff6..3f8b272a4 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/preferences.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/preferences.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class vmmPreferences(gobject.GObject):
                              gobject.TYPE_NONE, [str]),
         }
     def __init__(self, config):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.window = gtk.glade.XML(config.get_glade_dir() + "/vmm-preferences.glade", "vmm-preferences", domain="virt-manager")
         self.config = config
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/storagebrowse.py b/src/virtManager/storagebrowse.py
index 24cf938e1..38d944fdc 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/storagebrowse.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/storagebrowse.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class vmmStorageBrowser(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, conn):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.conn = conn
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/storagepool.py b/src/virtManager/storagepool.py
index 6faea6f4a..08436a05d 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/storagepool.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/storagepool.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class vmmStoragePool(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, connection, pool, uuid, active):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.connection = connection
         self.pool = pool            # Libvirt pool object
diff --git a/src/virtManager/storagevol.py b/src/virtManager/storagevol.py
index 2761b45df..d8d2334e8 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/storagevol.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/storagevol.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class vmmStorageVolume(gobject.GObject):
     __gsignals__ = { }
 
     def __init__(self, config, connection, vol, name):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
         self.config = config
         self.connection = connection
         self.vol = vol              # Libvirt storage volume object
diff --git a/src/virtManager/systray.py b/src/virtManager/systray.py
index da2588163..e7d7cbf33 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/systray.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/systray.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class vmmSystray(gobject.GObject):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, config, engine):
-        self.__gobject_init__()
+        gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
 
         self.config = config
         self.engine = engine
diff --git a/tests/pylint-virt-manager.sh b/tests/pylint-virt-manager.sh
index 62ebbf252..136a2eb77 100755
--- a/tests/pylint-virt-manager.sh
+++ b/tests/pylint-virt-manager.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ NO_PYL_CONFIG=".*No config file found.*"
 GETTEXT_VAR="Undefined variable '_'"
 
 # These all work fine and are legit, just false positives
-GOBJECT_VAR="has no '__gobject_init__' member"
-GOBJECT_INIT="__init__ method from base class 'GObject' is not called"
 EMIT_VAR="has no 'emit' member"
 ERROR_VBOX="Class 'vbox' has no 'pack_start' member"
 EXCEPTHOOK="no '__excepthook__' member"
@@ -91,8 +89,6 @@ pylint --ignore=$IGNOREFILES $FILES \
   --disable=${DMSG}\
   --disable=${DCHECKERS} 2>&1 | \
   egrep -ve "$NO_PYL_CONFIG" \
-        -ve "$GOBJECT_VAR" \
-        -ve "$GOBJECT_INIT" \
         -ve "$EMIT_VAR" \
         -ve "$CONNECT_VAR" \
         -ve "$DISCONNECT_VAR" \