diff --git a/ipapython/ipaldap.py b/ipapython/ipaldap.py
index e0ebabbfc..38c6aad04 100644
--- a/ipapython/ipaldap.py
+++ b/ipapython/ipaldap.py
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ class LDAPClient(object):
                 return 'TRUE'
             else:
                 return 'FALSE'
-        elif isinstance(val, (unicode, six.integer_types, long, Decimal, DN)):
+        elif isinstance(val, (unicode, six.integer_types, Decimal, DN)):
             return value_to_utf8(val)
         elif isinstance(val, DNSName):
             return val.to_text()