Get rid of classes from views root container
You can use template_preprocess_views_view function and remove needles classes from  $vars['classes_array'] array.

function mymodule_preprocess_views_view(&amp;$vars) {
  if ($vars['view']-&gt;name == 'my_view') {
    $vars['classes_array'] = array('view', $vars['css_class']);
  }
}