diff --git a/syslog-summary b/syslog-summary
index df1d5b4..a4f5aaf 100755
--- a/syslog-summary
+++ b/syslog-summary
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 
 version = "1.14"
 
-import sys, re, getopt, string
+import sys, re, getopt
 from gzip import open as gzopen
 from hashlib import sha1
 from optparse import OptionParser
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ def read_states(filename):
 		io_error(e, filename, False)
 		return states
 	for line in f:
-		fields = string.split(line)
-		states[fields[0]] = (string.atoi(fields[1]), fields[2])
+		fields = line.split()
+		states[fields[0]] = (fields[1].atoi(), fields[2])
 	f.close()
 	return states
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def split_date(line):
 		m = pat.match(line)
 		if m:
 			return line[:m.end()], line[m.end():]
-	print("line has bad date", "<" + string.rstrip(line) + ">")
+	print("line has bad date", "<" + line.rstrip() + ">")
 	return None, line
 
 def is_gzipped(filename):