1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/asynchat.py b/Lib/asynchat.py
index e1c97949b0..1ba6b15b91 100644
--- a/Lib/asynchat.py
+++ b/Lib/asynchat.py
@@ -269,9 +269,7 @@ class fifo:
 
     def pop (self):
         if self.list:
-            result = self.list[0]
-            del self.list[0]
-            return (1, result)
+            return (1, self.list.pop(0))
         else:
             return (0, None)