diff --git a/src/genjava/gradle_project.py b/src/genjava/gradle_project.py
index 250a5942f6487dc21dddb64e14dad107c36f3780..2779cad304272f73341ec32b8cc7c1f11e726c5c 100644
--- a/src/genjava/gradle_project.py
+++ b/src/genjava/gradle_project.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def get_templates():
 
 def populate_project(project_name, project_version, pkg_directory, gradle_project_dir, msg_dependencies):
     author = author_name()
-    for filename, template in get_templates().iteritems():
+    for filename, template in get_templates().items():
         contents = instantiate_genjava_template(template, project_name, project_version, pkg_directory, author, msg_dependencies)
         try:
             p = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(gradle_project_dir, filename))