diff --git a/database/mysql/mysql_user.py b/database/mysql/mysql_user.py
index 824f2b47d3f..afebd0a00c3 100644
--- a/database/mysql/mysql_user.py
+++ b/database/mysql/mysql_user.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def privileges_revoke(cursor, user,host,db_table,priv,grant_option):
         query.append("FROM %s@%s")
         query = ' '.join(query)
         cursor.execute(query, (user, host))
-    priv_string = ",".join(filter(lambda x: x not in [ 'GRANT', 'REQUIRESSL' ], priv))
+    priv_string = ",".join([p for p in priv if p not in ('GRANT', 'REQUIRESSL')])
     query = ["REVOKE %s ON %s" % (priv_string, mysql_quote_identifier(db_table, 'table'))]
     query.append("FROM %s@%s")
     query = ' '.join(query)
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def privileges_grant(cursor, user,host,db_table,priv):
     # Escape '%' since mysql db.execute uses a format string and the
     # specification of db and table often use a % (SQL wildcard)
     db_table = db_table.replace('%', '%%')
-    priv_string = ",".join(filter(lambda x: x not in [ 'GRANT', 'REQUIRESSL' ], priv))
+    priv_string = ",".join([p for p in priv if p not in ('GRANT', 'REQUIRESSL')])
     query = ["GRANT %s ON %s" % (priv_string, mysql_quote_identifier(db_table, 'table'))]
     query.append("TO %s@%s")
     if 'GRANT' in priv: