From d1afd4b40d7a4430edcc59a5468f2d46c5151d50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Edward Caunt <ed@devitocodes.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 14:52:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] misc: Scrap _rcls on Reconstructable since it's unused

---
 devito/tools/abc.py | 13 ++-----------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/devito/tools/abc.py b/devito/tools/abc.py
index 1b92533f5c..2e489ac3c0 100644
--- a/devito/tools/abc.py
+++ b/devito/tools/abc.py
@@ -146,13 +146,7 @@ def __init__(self, a, b, c=4):
         except AttributeError:
             pass
 
-        # Should we use a custom reconstructor?
-        try:
-            cls = self._rcls
-        except AttributeError:
-            cls = self.__class__
-
-        return cls(*args, **kwargs)
+        return self.__class__(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class Pickable(Reconstructable):
@@ -218,10 +212,7 @@ def _pickle_reconstructor(self):
         except AttributeError:
             pass
 
-        try:
-            return self._rcls
-        except AttributeError:
-            return None
+        return None
 
     def __reduce_ex__(self, proto):
         ret = object.__reduce_ex__(self, proto)