diff --git a/github/Consts.py b/github/Consts.py
index 65b592ac..ea4b1830 100644
--- a/github/Consts.py
+++ b/github/Consts.py
@@ -24,15 +24,7 @@
 # TODO: As of Thu Aug 21 22:40:13 (BJT) Chinese Standard Time 2013 
 # lots of consts in this project are explict
 # should realy round them up and reference them by consts
-
-################################################################################
-# Helper Function                                                              #
-################################################################################
-def get(dic, key):
-    if key in dic:
-        return dic[key]
-    return None
-
+# EDIT: well, maybe :-)
 
 ################################################################################
 # Request Header                                                               #
diff --git a/github/GithubObject.py b/github/GithubObject.py
index cd44bf45..b6d153dc 100644
--- a/github/GithubObject.py
+++ b/github/GithubObject.py
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@
 from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import datetime
-
-import GithubException
-
 import pickle
 
+import GithubException
 import Consts
 
+
 class _NotSetType:
     def __repr__(self):
         return "NotSet"
@@ -126,14 +125,14 @@ class GithubObject(object):
         '''
         :type str
         '''
-        return Consts.get(self._headers, Consts.RES_ETAG)
+        return self._headers.get(Consts.RES_ETAG)
 
     @property
     def last_modified(self):
         '''
         :type str
         '''
-        return Consts.get(self._headers, Consts.RES_LAST_MODIFED)
+        return self._headers.get(Consts.RES_LAST_MODIFED)
     
 
     def update(self):
diff --git a/github/Requester.py b/github/Requester.py
index 1b30b6fe..8072bca2 100644
--- a/github/Requester.py
+++ b/github/Requester.py
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ class Requester:
             requestHeaders["Authorization"] = self.__authorizationHeader
 
     def __conditional(self, requestHeaders, parameters):
-        etag = Consts.get(parameters, Consts.REQ_IF_NONE_MATCH)
-        last_modified = Consts.get(parameters, Consts.REQ_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE)
+        etag = parameters.get(Consts.REQ_IF_NONE_MATCH)
+        last_modified = parameters.get(Consts.REQ_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE)
         if etag is not None:
             requestHeaders[Consts.REQ_IF_NONE_MATCH] = etag
             del parameters[Consts.REQ_IF_NONE_MATCH]