diff --git a/lib/py/src/protocol/TBase.py b/lib/py/src/protocol/TBase.py
index 6c6ef18..9ae1b11 100644
--- a/lib/py/src/protocol/TBase.py
+++ b/lib/py/src/protocol/TBase.py
@@ -80,7 +80,3 @@
                                       [self.__class__, self.thrift_spec])
         else:
             return iprot.readStruct(cls, cls.thrift_spec, True)
-
-
-class TFrozenExceptionBase(TFrozenBase, TExceptionBase):
-    pass
diff --git a/lib/py/src/protocol/TProtocol.py b/lib/py/src/protocol/TProtocol.py
index 339a283..3456e8f 100644
--- a/lib/py/src/protocol/TProtocol.py
+++ b/lib/py/src/protocol/TProtocol.py
@@ -303,14 +303,8 @@
 
     def readContainerStruct(self, spec):
         (obj_class, obj_spec) = spec
-
-        # If obj_class.read is a classmethod (e.g. in frozen structs),
-        # call it as such.
-        if getattr(obj_class.read, '__self__', None) is obj_class:
-            obj = obj_class.read(self)
-        else:
-            obj = obj_class()
-            obj.read(self)
+        obj = obj_class()
+        obj.read(self)
         return obj
 
     def readContainerMap(self, spec):