diff --git a/manimlib/container/container.py b/manimlib/container/container.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5314f2f8..00000000
--- a/manimlib/container/container.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-from manimlib.utils.config_ops import digest_config
-
-# Currently, this is only used by both Scene and Mobject.
-# Still, we abstract its functionality here, albeit purely nominally.
-# All actual implementation has to be handled by derived classes for now.
-
-# TODO: Move the "remove" functionality of Scene to this class
-
-
-class Container(object):
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        digest_config(self, kwargs)
-
-    def add(self, *items):
-        raise Exception(
-            "Container.add is not implemented; it is up to derived classes to implement")
-
-    def remove(self, *items):
-        raise Exception(
-            "Container.remove is not implemented; it is up to derived classes to implement")
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
index b4525bc7..4cacd5bb 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import moderngl
 import numpy as np
 
 from manimlib.constants import *
-from manimlib.container.container import Container
 from manimlib.utils.color import color_gradient
 from manimlib.utils.color import interpolate_color
+from manimlib.utils.config_ops import digest_config
 from manimlib.utils.iterables import batch_by_property
 from manimlib.utils.iterables import list_update
 from manimlib.utils.bezier import interpolate
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from manimlib.shader_wrapper import ShaderWrapper
 # TODO: Explain array_attrs
 # TODO: Incorporate shader defaults
 
-class Mobject(Container):
+class Mobject(object):
     """
     Mathematical Object
     """
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Mobject(Container):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        Container.__init__(self, **kwargs)
+        digest_config(self, kwargs)
         self.submobjects = []
         self.parents = []
         self.family = [self]
diff --git a/manimlib/scene/scene.py b/manimlib/scene/scene.py
index 26a0c6ae..1ec859b7 100644
--- a/manimlib/scene/scene.py
+++ b/manimlib/scene/scene.py
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ from manimlib.mobject.mobject import Point
 from manimlib.camera.camera import Camera
 from manimlib.config import get_custom_defaults
 from manimlib.constants import *
-from manimlib.container.container import Container
 from manimlib.mobject.mobject import Mobject
 from manimlib.scene.scene_file_writer import SceneFileWriter
+from manimlib.utils.config_ops import digest_config
 from manimlib.utils.family_ops import extract_mobject_family_members
 from manimlib.utils.family_ops import restructure_list_to_exclude_certain_family_members
 from manimlib.window import Window
 
 
-class Scene(Container):
+class Scene(object):
     CONFIG = {
         "window_config": {},
         "camera_class": Camera,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Scene(Container):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        Container.__init__(self, **kwargs)
+        digest_config(self, kwargs)
         if self.preview:
             self.window = Window(self, **self.window_config)
             self.camera_config["ctx"] = self.window.ctx