diff --git a/sopel_modules/spicemanip/__init__.py b/sopel_modules/spicemanip/__init__.py
index 6efc5da..f1c8d0f 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/spicemanip/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/spicemanip/__init__.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import collections
 
 class spicemanipnew():
 
-    def __init__(self, inputs, task, output_type=None):
-        self.test = "test"
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
 
     def input_handler(self, inputs):
         # Input needs to be a list, but don't split a word into letters
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ class spicemanipnew():
         return self.inputs_list
 
 
+core = spicemanipnew()
+
+
 # Hub
 def main(inputs, outputtask, output_type='default'):