diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/mathstuff.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/mathstuff.py
index 6029ed03007..341c2aa2d8c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/mathstuff.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/mathstuff.py
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ def human_readable(size, isbits=False, unit=None):
     suffix = ''
 
     ranges = (
-            (1<<70L, 'Z'),
-            (1<<60L, 'E'),
-            (1<<50L, 'P'),
-            (1<<40L, 'T'),
-            (1<<30L, 'G'),
-            (1<<20L, 'M'),
-            (1<<10L, 'K'),
+            (1<<70, 'Z'),
+            (1<<60, 'E'),
+            (1<<50, 'P'),
+            (1<<40, 'T'),
+            (1<<30, 'G'),
+            (1<<20, 'M'),
+            (1<<10, 'K'),
             (1, base)
         )