diff --git a/Lib/mailcap.py b/Lib/mailcap.py
index 086f05c5813..bc93026dcde 100644
--- a/Lib/mailcap.py
+++ b/Lib/mailcap.py
@@ -239,14 +239,12 @@ def show(caps):
     if not caps: caps = getcaps()
     print("Mailcap entries:")
     print()
-    ckeys = caps.keys()
-    ckeys.sort()
+    ckeys = sorted(caps)
     for type in ckeys:
         print(type)
         entries = caps[type]
         for e in entries:
-            keys = e.keys()
-            keys.sort()
+            keys = sorted(e)
             for k in keys:
                 print("  %-15s" % k, e[k])
             print()