2 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Mailman/Crypt.py b/Mailman/Crypt.py
index f495cdd2c..19783ec0b 100644
--- a/Mailman/Crypt.py
+++ b/Mailman/Crypt.py
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     def crypt(string, seed):
         import md5
-        m = md5.new()
-        m.update(string)
-        return m.digest()
-\ No newline at end of file
+        return md5.new(string).digest()
diff --git a/modules/mm_crypt.py b/modules/mm_crypt.py
index f495cdd2c..19783ec0b 100644
--- a/modules/mm_crypt.py
+++ b/modules/mm_crypt.py
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     def crypt(string, seed):
         import md5
-        m = md5.new()
-        m.update(string)
-        return m.digest()
-\ No newline at end of file
+        return md5.new(string).digest()