diff --git a/lib/blockchaininterface.py b/lib/blockchaininterface.py
index d5dc5c20..1b453f5f 100644
--- a/lib/blockchaininterface.py
+++ b/lib/blockchaininterface.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import unittest
 import json, threading, abc, pprint, time, random, sys, os, re
-import BaseHTTPServer, SimpleHTTPServer, urllib
+import BaseHTTPServer, urllib
 from decimal import Decimal
 import bitcoin as btc
 
@@ -299,12 +299,12 @@ def query_utxo_set(self, txout):
         return result
 
 
-class NotifyRequestHeader(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
+class NotifyRequestHeader(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
     def __init__(self, request, client_address, base_server):
         self.btcinterface = base_server.btcinterface
         self.base_server = base_server
-        SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.__init__(
+        BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler.__init__(
             self, request, client_address, base_server)
 
     def do_HEAD(self):