diff --git a/rhodecode/model/meta.py b/rhodecode/model/meta.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/meta.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/meta.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """SQLAlchemy Metadata and Session object"""
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
-from sqlalchemy.orm import scoped_session, sessionmaker, class_mapper
+from sqlalchemy.orm import scoped_session, sessionmaker
 from beaker import cache
 
 from rhodecode.model import caching_query
@@ -19,53 +19,8 @@ Session = scoped_session(
                 )
           )
 
-
-class BaseModel(object):
-    """Base Model for all classess
-
-    """
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _get_keys(cls):
-        """return column names for this model """
-        return class_mapper(cls).c.keys()
-
-    def get_dict(self):
-        """return dict with keys and values corresponding
-        to this model data """
-
-        d = {}
-        for k in self._get_keys():
-            d[k] = getattr(self, k)
-        return d
-
-    def get_appstruct(self):
-        """return list with keys and values tupples corresponding
-        to this model data """
-
-        l = []
-        for k in self._get_keys():
-            l.append((k, getattr(self, k),))
-        return l
-
-    def populate_obj(self, populate_dict):
-        """populate model with data from given populate_dict"""
-
-        for k in self._get_keys():
-            if k in populate_dict:
-                setattr(self, k, populate_dict[k])
-
-    @classmethod
-    def query(cls):
-        return Session.query(cls)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def get(cls, id_):
-        return Session.query(cls).get(id_)
-
-
 # The declarative Base
-Base = declarative_base(cls=BaseModel)
+Base = declarative_base()
 
 #to use cache use this in query
 #.options(FromCache("sqlalchemy_cache_type", "cachekey"))