simplify with_metaclass implementation

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/six.py b/six.py
index d42ac04..781b9af 100644
--- a/six.py
+++ b/six.py
@@ -698,20 +698,13 @@ else:
 
 def with_metaclass(meta, *bases):
     """Create a base class with a metaclass."""
-    # This requires a bit of explanation: the basic idea is to make a
-    # dummy metaclass for one level of class instantiation that replaces
-    # itself with the actual metaclass.  Because of internal type checks
-    # we also need to make sure that we downgrade the custom metaclass
-    # for one level to something closer to type (that's why __call__ and
-    # __init__ comes back from type etc.).
+    # This requires a bit of explanation: the basic idea is to make a dummy
+    # metaclass for one level of class instantiation that replaces itself with
+    # the actual metaclass.
     class metaclass(meta):
-        __call__ = type.__call__
-        __init__ = type.__init__
         def __new__(cls, name, this_bases, d):
-            if this_bases is None:
-                return type.__new__(cls, name, (), d)
             return meta(name, bases, d)
-    return metaclass('temporary_class', None, {})
+    return type.__new__(metaclass, 'temporary_class', (), {})
 
 
 def add_metaclass(metaclass):