diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/modules.py b/i3pystatus/core/modules.py
index e08db08..9a848a2 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/modules.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/modules.py
@@ -102,18 +102,10 @@ class Module(SettingsBase):
         return self
 
 
-class IntervalModuleMeta(type):
-    """Add interval setting to `settings` attribute if it does not exist."""
-
-    def __init__(cls, name, bases, namespace):
-        super(IntervalModuleMeta, cls).__init__(name, bases, namespace)
-        if not hasattr(cls, 'settings'):
-            cls.settings = tuple()
-        if 'interval' not in SettingsBase.flatten_settings(cls.settings):
-            cls.settings += ('interval', )
-
-
-class IntervalModule(Module, metaclass=IntervalModuleMeta):
+class IntervalModule(Module):
+    settings = (
+        ("interval", "interval in seconds between module updates"),
+    )
     interval = 5  # seconds
     managers = {}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_core_modules.py b/tests/test_core_modules.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ab34f8..0000000
--- a/tests/test_core_modules.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import unittest
-
-from i3pystatus.core.modules import IntervalModule
-
-
-class IntervalModuleMetaTest(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def test_no_settings(self):
-        class NoSettings(IntervalModule):
-            pass
-        for element in ('interval', ):
-            self.assertIn(element, NoSettings.settings)
-
-    def test_no_interval_setting(self):
-        class NoIntervalSetting(IntervalModule):
-            settings = (('option', 'desc'),)
-        self.assertEqual(NoIntervalSetting.settings,
-                         (('option', 'desc'), 'interval'))
-
-    def test_settings_with_interval(self):
-        class SettingsInterval(IntervalModule):
-            settings = ('option', 'interval')
-        self.assertEqual(SettingsInterval.settings, ('option', 'interval'))
-
-    def test_settings_with_interval_desc(self):
-        class SetttingsIntervalDesc(IntervalModule):
-            settings = (('interval', 'desc'),)
-        self.assertEqual(SetttingsIntervalDesc.settings,
-                         (('interval', 'desc'),))