diff --git a/xmodule/mako_module.py b/xmodule/mako_module.py
index 977aac2260..83572097fa 100644
--- a/xmodule/mako_module.py
+++ b/xmodule/mako_module.py
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ Code to handle mako templating for XModules and XBlocks.
 
 
 from web_fragments.fragment import Fragment
-from xblock.core import XBlock
 
-from .x_module import DescriptorSystem, shim_xmodule_js, XModuleMixin
+from .x_module import DescriptorSystem, shim_xmodule_js
 
 
 class MakoDescriptorSystem(DescriptorSystem):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=abstract-method
@@ -72,14 +71,3 @@ class MakoTemplateBlockBase:
         )
         shim_xmodule_js(fragment, self.js_module_name)
         return fragment
-
-
-@XBlock.needs("i18n")
-class MakoModuleDescriptor(MakoTemplateBlockBase, XModuleMixin):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
-    """
-    Mixin to use for XModule descriptors.
-    """
-    resources_dir = None
-
-    def get_html(self):
-        return self.studio_view(None).content
diff --git a/xmodule/tests/test_mako_module.py b/xmodule/tests/test_mako_module.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cbfb642290..0000000000
--- a/xmodule/tests/test_mako_module.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-""" Test mako_module.py """
-
-
-from unittest import TestCase
-from unittest.mock import Mock
-
-import pytest
-
-from xmodule.mako_module import MakoModuleDescriptor
-
-
-class MakoModuleTest(TestCase):
-    """ Test MakoModuleDescriptor """
-
-    def test_render_template_check(self):
-        mock_system = Mock()
-        mock_system.render_template = None
-
-        with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-            MakoModuleDescriptor(mock_system, {})
-
-        del mock_system.render_template
-
-        with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-            MakoModuleDescriptor(mock_system, {})