diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/events/views.py b/www/conservancy/apps/events/views.py
index c01d283e4f9c74b779511cfc6845d6cee43403f4..b04254c88df4cab2c044a815c6caa9874fd369df 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/events/views.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/events/views.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def event_detail(request, year, slug, queryset, **kwargs):
     try:
         event = queryset.get(date__year=year, slug__exact=slug)
     except ObjectDoesNotExist:
-        raise Http404, "Event does not exist"
+        raise Http404("Event does not exist")
     return render(request, 'events/event_detail.html', {'event': event})
 
 def custom_index(request, queryset, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def custom_index(request, queryset, *args, **kwargs):
     """
 
     future_events = None
-    if not request.GET.has_key("page"):
+    if "page" not in request.GET:
         future_events = Event.future.all().order_by("date")
 
     date_list = queryset.dates(kwargs['date_field'], 'year')