diff --git a/pep-0252.txt b/pep-0252.txt
index e277ebe1c..a50113215 100644
--- a/pep-0252.txt
+++ b/pep-0252.txt
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Specification of the class-based introspection API
 
        A regular object may have a __dict__ attribute.  If it does,
        this should be a mapping (not necessarily a dictionary)
-       supporting at least __getitem__, keys(), and has_item().  This
+       supporting at least __getitem__, keys(), and has_key().  This
        gives the dynamic attributes of the object.  The keys in the
        mapping give attribute names, and the corresponding values give
        their values.