diff --git a/pandora/api/views.py b/pandora/api/views.py
index 89c7d178..e66e6417 100644
--- a/pandora/api/views.py
+++ b/pandora/api/views.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def api(request):
     #FIXME: possible to do this in f
     #data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
 
-    f = actions.get(function, None)
+    f = actions.get(function)
     if f:
         response = f(request)
     else:
diff --git a/pandora/archive/models.py b/pandora/archive/models.py
index 7cd67ea7..386f5b4f 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/models.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/models.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class File(models.Model):
                 director = u'; '.join(director)
                 director = re.sub(r'[:\\/]', '_', director)
                 name = os.path.join(director, name)
-            year = self.item.get('year', None)
+            year = self.item.get('year')
             if year:
                 name += u' (%s)' % year
             name = os.path.join(name[0].upper(), name)
diff --git a/pandora/item/managers.py b/pandora/item/managers.py
index 5ed6b0eb..267d7024 100644
--- a/pandora/item/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/item/managers.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def parseCondition(condition):
     if not k:
         k = 'all'
     v = condition['value']
-    op = condition.get('operator', None)
+    op = condition.get('operator')
     if not op:
         op = ''
     if op.startswith('!'):
diff --git a/pandora/item/models.py b/pandora/item/models.py
index 105ecc43..fd75b7ff 100644
--- a/pandora/item/models.py
+++ b/pandora/item/models.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class Item(models.Model):
             if self.poster_frame == -1 and self.sort.duration:
                 self.poster_frame = self.sort.duration/2
                 update_poster = True
-            if not self.get('runtime', None) and self.sort.duration:
+            if not self.get('runtime') and self.sort.duration:
                 self.data['runtime'] = self.sort.duration
                 self.update_sort()
         self.json = self.get_json()
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class Item(models.Model):
     def oxdb_id(self):
         if not settings.USE_IMDB:
             return self.itemId
-        if not self.get('title', None) and not self.get('director', None):
+        if not self.get('title') and not self.get('director'):
             return None
         return utils.oxdb_id(self.get('title', ''), self.get('director', []), str(self.get('year', '')),
                           self.get('season', ''), self.get('episode', ''),
@@ -478,22 +478,22 @@ class Item(models.Model):
                     set_value(s, name, value)
                 elif sort_type in ('length', 'integer', 'float'):
                     #can be length of strings or length of arrays, i.e. keywords
-                    value = self.get(source, None)
+                    value = self.get(source)
                     if isinstance(value, list):
                         value = len(value)
                     set_value(s, name, value)
                 elif sort_type == 'words':
-                    value = self.get(source, None)
+                    value = self.get(source)
                     if isinstance(value, list):
                         value = '\n'.join(value)
                     if value:
                         value = len(value.split(' '))
                     set_value(s, name, value)
                 elif sort_type == 'year':
-                    value = self.get(source, None)
+                    value = self.get(source)
                     set_value(s, name, value)
                 elif sort_type == 'date':
-                    value = self.get(source, None)
+                    value = self.get(source)
                     if isinstance(value, basestring):
                         value = datetime.strptime(value, '%Y-%m-%d')
                     set_value(s, name, value)
diff --git a/pandora/item/views.py b/pandora/item/views.py
index 66b79621..0b3dc6c2 100644
--- a/pandora/item/views.py
+++ b/pandora/item/views.py
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ def video(request, id, profile):
     path = stream.video.path
     content_type = path.endswith('.mp4') and 'video/mp4' or 'video/webm'
     #server side cutting
-    t = request.GET.get('t', None)
+    t = request.GET.get('t')
     if t:
         t = map(float, t.split(','))
         ext = os.path.splitext(profile)[1]
diff --git a/pandora/itemlist/managers.py b/pandora/itemlist/managers.py
index 08961be3..d1b4c3cf 100644
--- a/pandora/itemlist/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/itemlist/managers.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def parseCondition(condition, user):
     if not k:
         k = 'name'
     v = condition['value']
-    op = condition.get('operator', None)
+    op = condition.get('operator')
     if not op:
         op = ''
     if op.startswith('!'):
diff --git a/pandora/place/managers.py b/pandora/place/managers.py
index 2ee07679..70963a35 100644
--- a/pandora/place/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/place/managers.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def parseCondition(condition, user):
     if not k:
         k = 'name'
     v = condition['value']
-    op = condition.get('operator', None)
+    op = condition.get('operator')
     if not op:
         op = ''
     if op.startswith('!'):