diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/cargopythonpackage.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/cargopythonpackage.py
index 9d27f671818..fa85cad411c 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/cargopythonpackage.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/cargopythonpackage.py
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ def extra_options(extra_vars=None):
 
         return extra_vars
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Constructor for CargoPythonPackage easyblock."""
-        Cargo.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        PythonPackage.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-
     def extract_step(self):
         """Specifically use the overloaded variant from Cargo as is populates vendored sources with checksums."""
         return Cargo.extract_step(self)
diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/p/palm.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/p/palm.py
index a3881d07194..8e91eeb3460 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/p/palm.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/p/palm.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class EB_PALM(EasyBlock):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Initialise PALM easyblock."""
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super(EB_PALM, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def configure_step(self):
         """No configuration procedure for PALM."""
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ def sanity_check_step(self):
             'files': [os.path.join(self.installdir, 'bin', 'palmrun')],
             'dirs': [],
         }
-        super().sanity_check_step(custom_paths=custom_paths)
+        super(EB_PALM, self).sanity_check_step(custom_paths=custom_paths)