diff --git a/jedi/parser/parser.py b/jedi/parser/parser.py
index 28f0e8aa..b9aa1b9c 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/parser.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/parser.py
@@ -27,3 +27,11 @@ class ParserSyntaxError(Exception):
         self.position = position
 
 
+class Parser(object):
+    AST_MAPPING = {}
+
+    def __init__(self, grammar, tokens, start_symbol='file_input'):
+        self._grammar = grammar
+        self._start_symbol = start_symbol
+        self._parsed = None
+
diff --git a/jedi/parser/python/parser.py b/jedi/parser/python/parser.py
index 017a0db8..a4ff501e 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/python/parser.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/python/parser.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ from jedi.parser import tokenize
 from jedi.parser.token import (DEDENT, INDENT, ENDMARKER, NEWLINE, NUMBER,
                                STRING, tok_name)
 from jedi.parser.pgen2.parse import PgenParser
-from jedi.parser.parser import ParserSyntaxError
+from jedi.parser.parser import ParserSyntaxError, Parser as BaseParser
 
 
-class Parser(object):
+class Parser(BaseParser):
     AST_MAPPING = {
         'expr_stmt': tree.ExprStmt,
         'classdef': tree.Class,
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Parser(object):
 
     def __init__(self, grammar, source, start_symbol='file_input',
                  tokens=None, start_parsing=True):
+        super(Parser, self).__init__(grammar, tokens, start_symbol)
         # Todo Remove start_parsing (with False)
 
         self.source = source
@@ -50,11 +51,6 @@ class Parser(object):
             source += '\n'
             self._added_newline = True
 
-        self._start_symbol = start_symbol
-        self._grammar = grammar
-
-        self._parsed = None
-
         if start_parsing:
             if tokens is None:
                 tokens = tokenize.source_tokens(source, use_exact_op_types=True)