diff --git a/src/common/contacts.py b/src/common/contacts.py
index edd9c22e3..592c34d41 100644
--- a/src/common/contacts.py
+++ b/src/common/contacts.py
@@ -496,11 +496,8 @@ class Contacts():
         return self._contacts.keys()
 
     def get_contacts_jid_list(self):
-        contacts = self._contacts.keys()
-        for jid in self._contacts.keys():
-            if self._contacts[jid][0].is_groupchat():
-                contacts.remove(jid)
-        return contacts
+        return [jid for jid, contact in self._contacts.iteritems() if not
+                contact[0].is_groupchat()]
 
     def get_contact_from_full_jid(self, fjid):
         """