diff --git a/isso/markup.py b/isso/markup.py
index b6e7f9c..c35d0cc 100644
--- a/isso/markup.py
+++ b/isso/markup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # XXX: BBCode -- http://pypi.python.org/pypi/bbcode
 
-import abc
-
 try:
     import misaka
 except ImportError:
@@ -10,13 +8,9 @@ except ImportError:
 
 class Markup:
 
-    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
     def __init__(self, conf):
         return
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
     def convert(self, text):
         return text
 
diff --git a/specs/test_comment.py b/specs/test_comment.py
index 6159db4..4e5c51f 100644
--- a/specs/test_comment.py
+++ b/specs/test_comment.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class TestComments(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         fd, self.path = tempfile.mkstemp()
-        self.app = Isso({'SQLITE': self.path, 'PRODUCTION': False})
+        self.app = Isso({'SQLITE': self.path, 'PRODUCTION': False,
+                         'MARKUP': 'isso.markup.Markup'})
 
         self.client = Client(self.app, Response)
         self.get = lambda *x, **z: self.client.get(*x, **z)