diff -r f98c8238e909 tools/python/xen/xend/XendProtocol.py
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendProtocol.py	Wed Oct  5 18:15:56 2005
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendProtocol.py	Wed Oct  5 15:14:52 2005
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 HTTP_NO_CONTENT                      = 204
 
 
-xroot = XendRoot.instance()
-
-
 class XendError(RuntimeError):
     """Error class for 'expected errors' when talking to xend.
     """
@@ -202,7 +199,7 @@
 
     def __init__(self, path=None):
         if path is None:
-            path = xroot.get_xend_unix_path()
+            path = XendRoot.instance().get_xend_unix_path()
         self.path = path
 
     def makeConnection(self, url):