diff --git a/appengine/standard/taskqueue/counter/worker.py b/appengine/standard/taskqueue/counter/worker.py
index 21e560892c4..de0f12b1d3a 100644
--- a/appengine/standard/taskqueue/counter/worker.py
+++ b/appengine/standard/taskqueue/counter/worker.py
@@ -16,15 +16,11 @@
 
 from google.appengine.ext import ndb
 import webapp2
-
+from application import Counter
 
 COUNTER_KEY = 'default counter'
 
 
-class Counter(ndb.Model):
-    count = ndb.IntegerProperty(indexed=False)
-
-
 class UpdateCounterHandler(webapp2.RequestHandler):
     def post(self):
         amount = int(self.request.get('amount'))