diff --git a/Lib/profile.py b/Lib/profile.py
index b6048aa0c37..27d68ba4838 100755
--- a/Lib/profile.py
+++ b/Lib/profile.py
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def trace_dispatch_c_call (self, frame, t):
         fn = ("", 0, self.c_func_name)
         self.cur = (t, 0, 0, fn, frame, self.cur)
         timings = self.timings
-        if timings.has_key(fn):
+        if fn in timings:
             cc, ns, tt, ct, callers = timings[fn]
             timings[fn] = cc, ns+1, tt, ct, callers
         else: