diff --git a/django/http/__init__.py b/django/http/__init__.py
index f9e1494e26..2e4f371fb1 100644
--- a/django/http/__init__.py
+++ b/django/http/__init__.py
@@ -634,14 +634,14 @@ class HttpResponseRedirect(HttpResponse):
     status_code = 302
 
     def __init__(self, redirect_to):
-        HttpResponse.__init__(self)
+        super(HttpResponseRedirect, self).__init__()
         self['Location'] = iri_to_uri(redirect_to)
 
 class HttpResponsePermanentRedirect(HttpResponse):
     status_code = 301
 
     def __init__(self, redirect_to):
-        HttpResponse.__init__(self)
+        super(HttpResponsePermanentRedirect, self).__init__()
         self['Location'] = iri_to_uri(redirect_to)
 
 class HttpResponseNotModified(HttpResponse):
@@ -660,21 +660,15 @@ class HttpResponseNotAllowed(HttpResponse):
     status_code = 405
 
     def __init__(self, permitted_methods):
-        HttpResponse.__init__(self)
+        super(HttpResponseNotAllowed, self).__init__()
         self['Allow'] = ', '.join(permitted_methods)
 
 class HttpResponseGone(HttpResponse):
     status_code = 410
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        HttpResponse.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-
 class HttpResponseServerError(HttpResponse):
     status_code = 500
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        HttpResponse.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-
 # A backwards compatible alias for HttpRequest.get_host.
 def get_host(request):
     return request.get_host()