diff --git a/distgit_bugzilla_sync/script.py b/distgit_bugzilla_sync/script.py
index 9f0bcce..265d01a 100644
--- a/distgit_bugzilla_sync/script.py
+++ b/distgit_bugzilla_sync/script.py
@@ -181,23 +181,20 @@ class BugzillaProxy:
                     # Format that bugzilla will understand.  Strip None's that
                     # segment() pads out the final data segment() with
                     query = [
-                        dict(
-                            product=bz_product_name,
-                            component=p
-                        )
+                        {'product': bz_product_name, 'component': p}
                         for p in pkg_segment
                         if p is not None
                     ]
-                    raw_data = self.server._proxy.Component.get(dict(names=query))
+                    raw_data = self.server._proxy.Component.get({'names': query})
                     for package in raw_data['components']:
                         # Reformat data to be the same as what's returned from
                         # getcomponentsdetails
-                        product_info = dict(
-                            initialowner=package['default_assignee'],
-                            description=package['description'],
-                            initialqacontact=package['default_qa_contact'],
-                            initialcclist=package['default_cc']
-                        )
+                        product_info = {
+                            'initialowner': package['default_assignee'],
+                            'description': package['description'],
+                            'initialqacontact': package['default_qa_contact'],
+                            'initialcclist': package['default_cc'],
+                        }
                         product_info_by_pkg[package['name'].lower()] = product_info
                 self.product_cache[collection] = product_info_by_pkg
 
@@ -472,10 +469,10 @@ def _get_pdc_branches(session, repo):
     :return: a list of the repo's branches
     """
     branches_url = '{0}component-branches/'.format(env['pdc_url'])
-    params = dict(
-        global_component=repo['name'],
-        type=env['pdc_types'][repo['namespace']]
-    )
+    params = {
+        'global_component': repo['name'],
+        'type': env['pdc_types'][repo['namespace']],
+    }
     if config["verbose"]:
         print('Querying {0} {1}'.format(branches_url, params))
     rv = session.get(branches_url, params=params, timeout=60)
@@ -659,12 +656,12 @@ class DistgitBugzillaSync:
         for namespace, entries in pagure_namespace_to_poc.items():
             for name, poc in entries.items():
                 if not project_list or (namespace, name) in project_list:
-                    self.pagure_projects.append(dict(
-                        namespace=namespace,
-                        name=name,
-                        poc=poc,
-                        watchers=pagure_namespace_to_cc[namespace][name],
-                    ))
+                    self.pagure_projects.append({
+                        'namespace': namespace,
+                        'name': name,
+                        'poc': poc,
+                        'watchers': pagure_namespace_to_cc[namespace][name],
+                    })
 
     @property
     def namespace_to_product(self):