diff --git a/services/presence/presenceservice.py b/services/presence/presenceservice.py
index 94b6f12b..f3818ebc 100644
--- a/services/presence/presenceservice.py
+++ b/services/presence/presenceservice.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class PresenceService(ExportedGObject):
     @dbus.service.method(_PRESENCE_INTERFACE, in_signature="s",
                          out_signature="o")
     def GetActivityById(self, actid):
-        act = self.internal_get_activity(actid)
+        act = self._activities.get(actid, None)
         if not act or not act.props.valid:
             raise NotFoundError("The activity was not found.")
         return act.object_path()
@@ -419,11 +419,6 @@ class PresenceService(ExportedGObject):
         if activity:
             activity.set_properties(props)
 
-    def internal_get_activity(self, actid):
-        if not self._activities.has_key(actid):
-            return None
-        return self._activities[actid]
-
 
 def main(test_num=0, randomize=False):
     loop = gobject.MainLoop()
diff --git a/services/presence/pstest.py b/services/presence/pstest.py
index 74cad8c3..edec3a8a 100644
--- a/services/presence/pstest.py
+++ b/services/presence/pstest.py
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ class TestPresenceService(PresenceService):
         return TestOwner(self, self._bus_name, self._get_next_object_id(),
                          self.__test_num, self.__randomize)
 
+    def internal_get_activity(self, actid):
+        return self._activities.get(actid, None):
+
 
 def _extract_public_key(keyfile):
     try: