diff --git a/bandwidth/voice/bxml/__init__.py b/bandwidth/voice/bxml/__init__.py
index 27199698..565163d9 100644
--- a/bandwidth/voice/bxml/__init__.py
+++ b/bandwidth/voice/bxml/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-from . import response
+from . import response2
 from . import verbs
diff --git a/bandwidth/voice/bxml/response.py b/bandwidth/voice/bxml/response2.py
similarity index 100%
rename from bandwidth/voice/bxml/response.py
rename to bandwidth/voice/bxml/response2.py
diff --git a/bandwidth/voice/bxml/verbs/base_verb.py b/bandwidth/voice/bxml/verbs/base_verb.py
index 37879636..b8f8e637 100644
--- a/bandwidth/voice/bxml/verbs/base_verb.py
+++ b/bandwidth/voice/bxml/verbs/base_verb.py
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 @copyright Bandwidth INC
 """
 
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+import abc
 
 
-class AbstractBxmlVerb(ABC):
+class AbstractBxmlVerb():
 
-    @abstractmethod
+    
     def to_bxml(self):
         """
         Converts the class into its xml representation