diff --git a/moto/route53/models.py b/moto/route53/models.py
index 0ae3947e..39ee4fc6 100644
--- a/moto/route53/models.py
+++ b/moto/route53/models.py
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ class FakeZone:
         del self.rrsets[name]
 
 
-class FakeResourceRecord:
-    def __init__(self, value):
-        pass
-
 class FakeResourceRecordSet:
     def __init__(self, name, type, ttl, rrlist):
         self.name = name
diff --git a/moto/route53/responses.py b/moto/route53/responses.py
index 92a4d921..c2527320 100644
--- a/moto/route53/responses.py
+++ b/moto/route53/responses.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import dicttoxml
 def list_or_create_hostzone_response(request, full_url, headers):
 
     if request.method == "POST":
-        r = xmltodict.parse(request.body)
-        new_zone = route53_backend.create_hosted_zone(r["CreateHostedZoneRequest"]["Name"])
+        elements = xmltodict.parse(request.body)
+        new_zone = route53_backend.create_hosted_zone(elements["CreateHostedZoneRequest"]["Name"])
         template = Template(CREATE_HOSTED_ZONE_RESPONSE)
         return 201, headers, template.render(zone=new_zone)
 
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ def rrset_response(request, full_url, headers):
         return 404, headers, "Zone %s Not Found" % zoneid
 
     if method == "POST":
-        r = xmltodict.parse(request.body)
-        for k, v in r['ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest']['ChangeBatch']['Changes'].items():
-            action = v['Action']
-            rrset = v['ResourceRecordSet']
+        elements = xmltodict.parse(request.body)
+        for key, value in elements['ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest']['ChangeBatch']['Changes'].items():
+            action = value['Action']
+            rrset = value['ResourceRecordSet']
 
             if action == 'CREATE':
                 the_zone.add_rrset(rrset["Name"], rrset)
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ def rrset_response(request, full_url, headers):
                 rrset_list.append(dicttoxml.dicttoxml({"ResourceRecordSet": value}, root=False))
 
         return 200, headers, template.render(rrsets=rrset_list)
-                
-
-
-def not_implemented_response(request, full_url, headers):
-    parsed_url = urlparse(full_url)
-    raise NotImplementedError('handling of %s is not yet implemented' % parsed_url.path)
 
 
 LIST_RRSET_REPONSE = """<ListResourceRecordSetsResponse xmlns="https://route53.amazonaws.com/doc/2012-12-12/">
diff --git a/moto/route53/urls.py b/moto/route53/urls.py
index 6f902e5a..7b76e6b2 100644
--- a/moto/route53/urls.py
+++ b/moto/route53/urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import responses
 
 url_bases = [
-    #"https://route53.amazonaws.com/201\d-\d\d-\d\d/hostedzone",
     "https://route53.amazonaws.com/201.-..-../hostedzone",
 ]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py b/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py
index 465f3b97..ceffa63e 100644
--- a/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py
+++ b/tests/test_route53/test_route53.py
@@ -59,11 +59,3 @@ def test_rrset():
 
     rrsets = conn.get_all_rrsets(zoneid)
     rrsets.should.have.length_of(0)
-        
-
-
-        
-
-
-
-    
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