diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py b/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py
index 7664f5049c..c1cc15293a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ from calibre.gui2.threaded_jobs import ThreadedJobServer, ThreadedJob
 from calibre.utils.search_query_parser import SearchQueryParser, ParseException
 from calibre.utils.icu import lower
 
-class JobManager(QAbstractTableModel, SearchQueryParser):  # {{{
+class AdaptSQP(SearchQueryParser):
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+
+class JobManager(QAbstractTableModel, AdaptSQP):  # {{{
 
     job_added = pyqtSignal(int)
     job_done  = pyqtSignal(int)
diff --git a/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/model.py b/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/model.py
index 673679d2b5..c8db39f869 100644
--- a/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/model.py
+++ b/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/model.py
@@ -126,7 +126,12 @@ class NewsItem(NewsTreeItem):
     def __cmp__(self, other):
         return cmp(self.title.lower(), getattr(other, 'title', '').lower())
 
-class RecipeModel(QAbstractItemModel, SearchQueryParser):
+class AdaptSQP(SearchQueryParser):
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+class RecipeModel(QAbstractItemModel, AdaptSQP):
 
     LOCATIONS = ['all']
     searched = pyqtSignal(object)
@@ -250,6 +255,9 @@ class RecipeModel(QAbstractItemModel, SearchQueryParser):
         self.root = new_root
         self.reset()
 
+    def reset(self):
+        self.beginResetModel(), self.endResetModel()
+
     def recipe_from_urn(self, urn):
         coll = self.custom_recipe_collection if 'custom:' in urn else \
                 self.builtin_recipe_collection