diff --git a/gramps/gen/plug/utils.py b/gramps/gen/plug/utils.py
index b2ff26bc6..dcd929219 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/plug/utils.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/plug/utils.py
@@ -116,9 +116,8 @@ class Zipfile:
                 os.mkdir(fullname)
         for name in self.get_files(names):
             fullname = os.path.join(path, name)
-            outfile = file(fullname, 'wb')
-            outfile.write(self.zip_obj.read(name))
-            outfile.close()
+            with open(fullname, 'wb') as outfile:
+                outfile.write(self.zip_obj.read(name))
 
     def extractfile(self, name):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/gui/dbloader.py b/gramps/gui/dbloader.py
index 4f7f6e755..b60af8d27 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/dbloader.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/dbloader.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class GrampsImportFileDialog(ManagedWindow):
                 return True
         else:
             try:
-                f = file(filename,'w')
+                f = open(filename,'w')
                 f.close()
                 os.remove(filename)
             except IOError: