diff --git a/src/PIL/PdfParser.py b/src/PIL/PdfParser.py
index c18846068..c3b00e624 100644
--- a/src/PIL/PdfParser.py
+++ b/src/PIL/PdfParser.py
@@ -240,9 +240,6 @@ class PdfArray(list):
 
 
 class PdfDict(UserDict):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        UserDict.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-
     def __setattr__(self, key, value):
         if key == "data":
             if hasattr(UserDict, "__setattr__"):