diff --git a/RTCP/Run/src/util/Parset.py b/RTCP/Run/src/util/Parset.py
index b0d1fbb0cce5622260ccfe82757cd45604406daa..1514a7caa283ec834a612198ae735003af17257d 100644
--- a/RTCP/Run/src/util/Parset.py
+++ b/RTCP/Run/src/util/Parset.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class Parset(dict):
 
     def __delitem__(self, key):
       # avoid KeyErrors
-      if key in self: del self[key]
+      if key in self: dict.__delitem__(self,key)
 
     def getBool(self, key):
       return self[key] in ["T","t","1","Y","y",1,True]