diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/command/commands/parse.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/command/commands/parse.py
index 24ce78565..25e98a6ba 100644
--- a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/command/commands/parse.py
+++ b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/command/commands/parse.py
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ class Command(ScrapyCommand):
                 links = [i for i in result if isinstance(i, Request)]
                 items = [self.pipeline_process(i, opts) for i in result if isinstance(i, ScrapedItem)]
                 for item in items:
-                    if hasattr(item, '_adaptors_dict'):
-                        del item._adaptors_dict
+                    item.__dict__.pop('_adaptors_dict', None)
 
                 display.nocolour = opts.nocolour
                 if not opts.noitems: