diff --git a/scrapy/contrib/downloadermiddleware/cookies.py b/scrapy/contrib/downloadermiddleware/cookies.py
index bfb1490fd..f87952f06 100644
--- a/scrapy/contrib/downloadermiddleware/cookies.py
+++ b/scrapy/contrib/downloadermiddleware/cookies.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class CookiesMiddleware(object):
         else:
             cookie_list = request.cookies
 
-        cookies = map(self._format_cookie, cookie_list)
+        cookies = [self._format_cookie(x) for x in cookie_list]
         headers = {'Set-Cookie': cookies}
         response = Response(request.url, headers=headers)
 
diff --git a/scrapy/contrib/httpcache.py b/scrapy/contrib/httpcache.py
index d952f43e8..1dae5231e 100644
--- a/scrapy/contrib/httpcache.py
+++ b/scrapy/contrib/httpcache.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class DummyPolicy(object):
 
     def __init__(self, settings):
         self.ignore_schemes = settings.getlist('HTTPCACHE_IGNORE_SCHEMES')
-        self.ignore_http_codes = map(int, settings.getlist('HTTPCACHE_IGNORE_HTTP_CODES'))
+        self.ignore_http_codes = [int(x) for x in settings.getlist('HTTPCACHE_IGNORE_HTTP_CODES')]
 
     def should_cache_request(self, request):
         return urlparse_cached(request).scheme not in self.ignore_schemes
diff --git a/scrapy/telnet.py b/scrapy/telnet.py
index 4fdd161d5..c233267c0 100644
--- a/scrapy/telnet.py
+++ b/scrapy/telnet.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TelnetConsole(protocol.ServerFactory):
             raise NotConfigured
         self.crawler = crawler
         self.noisy = False
-        self.portrange = map(int, crawler.settings.getlist('TELNETCONSOLE_PORT'))
+        self.portrange = [int(x) for x in crawler.settings.getlist('TELNETCONSOLE_PORT')]
         self.host = crawler.settings['TELNETCONSOLE_HOST']
         self.crawler.signals.connect(self.start_listening, signals.engine_started)
         self.crawler.signals.connect(self.stop_listening, signals.engine_stopped)
diff --git a/scrapy/tests/test_contracts.py b/scrapy/tests/test_contracts.py
index 7e89de25f..a1a2ae454 100644
--- a/scrapy/tests/test_contracts.py
+++ b/scrapy/tests/test_contracts.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class ContractsManagerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         # extract contracts correctly
         contracts = self.conman.extract_contracts(spider.returns_request)
         self.assertEqual(len(contracts), 2)
-        self.assertEqual(frozenset(map(type, contracts)),
+        self.assertEqual(frozenset(type(x) for x in contracts),
             frozenset([UrlContract, ReturnsContract]))
 
         # returns request for valid method
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ class ContractsManagerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         # returns_item
         request = self.conman.from_method(spider.returns_item, self.results)
         output = request.callback(response)
-        self.assertEqual(map(type, output), [TestItem])
+        self.assertEqual([type(x) for x in output], [TestItem])
         self.should_succeed()
 
         # returns_request
         request = self.conman.from_method(spider.returns_request, self.results)
         output = request.callback(response)
-        self.assertEqual(map(type, output), [Request])
+        self.assertEqual([type(x) for x in output], [Request])
         self.should_succeed()
 
         # returns_fail
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class ContractsManagerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         # scrapes_item_ok
         request = self.conman.from_method(spider.scrapes_item_ok, self.results)
         output = request.callback(response)
-        self.assertEqual(map(type, output), [TestItem])
+        self.assertEqual([type(x) for x in output], [TestItem])
         self.should_succeed()
 
         # scrapes_item_fail
diff --git a/scrapy/tests/test_dependencies.py b/scrapy/tests/test_dependencies.py
index c45ef2e94..5bbb210bf 100644
--- a/scrapy/tests/test_dependencies.py
+++ b/scrapy/tests/test_dependencies.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ScrapyUtilsTest(unittest.TestCase):
             raise unittest.SkipTest("OpenSSL is not available")
 
         if hasattr(module, '__version__'):
-            installed_version = map(int, module.__version__.split('.')[:2])
+            installed_version = [int(x) for x in module.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
             assert installed_version >= [0, 6], "OpenSSL >= 0.6 required"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/scrapy/tests/test_pipeline_files.py b/scrapy/tests/test_pipeline_files.py
index d9d20a658..130c2bcfe 100644
--- a/scrapy/tests/test_pipeline_files.py
+++ b/scrapy/tests/test_pipeline_files.py
@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@ class FilesPipelineTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             mock.patch.object(FilesPipeline, 'get_media_requests',
                               return_value=[_prepare_request_object(item_url)])
         ]
-        map(lambda p: p.start(), patchers)
+        for p in patchers:
+            p.start()
 
         result = yield self.pipeline.process_item(item, None)
         self.assertEqual(result['files'][0]['checksum'], 'abc')
 
-        map(lambda p: p.stop(), patchers)
+        for p in patchers:
+            p.stop()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_file_expired(self):
@@ -82,12 +84,14 @@ class FilesPipelineTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                               return_value=[_prepare_request_object(item_url)]),
             mock.patch.object(FilesPipeline, 'inc_stats', return_value=True)
         ]
-        map(lambda p: p.start(), patchers)
+        for p in patchers:
+            p.start()
 
         result = yield self.pipeline.process_item(item, None)
         self.assertNotEqual(result['files'][0]['checksum'], 'abc')
 
-        map(lambda p: p.stop(), patchers)
+        for p in patchers:
+            p.stop()
 
 class FilesPipelineTestCaseFields(unittest.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/scrapy/webservice.py b/scrapy/webservice.py
index a694c5dda..d1ee2973e 100644
--- a/scrapy/webservice.py
+++ b/scrapy/webservice.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class WebService(server.Site):
             raise NotConfigured
         self.crawler = crawler
         logfile = crawler.settings['WEBSERVICE_LOGFILE']
-        self.portrange = map(int, crawler.settings.getlist('WEBSERVICE_PORT'))
+        self.portrange = [int(x) for x in crawler.settings.getlist('WEBSERVICE_PORT')]
         self.host = crawler.settings['WEBSERVICE_HOST']
         root = RootResource(crawler)
         reslist = build_component_list(crawler.settings['WEBSERVICE_RESOURCES_BASE'], \