diff --git a/designate/dnsutils.py b/designate/dnsutils.py
index a49c6e388..3d32b3740 100644
--- a/designate/dnsutils.py
+++ b/designate/dnsutils.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def dnspythonrecord_to_recordset(rname, rdataset):
         'type': record_type
     }
 
-    if rdataset.ttl != 0L:
+    if rdataset.ttl != 0:
         values['ttl'] = rdataset.ttl
 
     rrset = objects.RecordSet(**values)