diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index eff8a70..0822596 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.74) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - Check if user has upload privileges instead of checking for team
       membership when seeing if operations are permitted 
 
+  [ Anders Kaseorg ]
+  * ubuntutools/lp/functions.py:
+    - Simplify isLPTeamMember.
+
  -- Iain Lane <laney@ubuntu.com>  Sun, 10 May 2009 19:13:34 +0100
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.73) karmic; urgency=low
diff --git a/ubuntutools/lp/functions.py b/ubuntutools/lp/functions.py
index 3c2f7d2..95eacf4 100644
--- a/ubuntutools/lp/functions.py
+++ b/ubuntutools/lp/functions.py
@@ -143,23 +143,9 @@ def isLPTeamMember(team):
 
         If the user is a member of the team: return True.
         If the user is not a member of the team: return False.
-        
-        If the team is not found: raise a TeamNotFoundException.
     """
 
-    try:
-
-        lpteam = launchpad.people[team]
-        
-        if not lpteam.is_team:
-            raise KeyError
-            
-        return _findMember(lpteam, launchpad.me)
-    
-    except KeyError:
-        
-        raise TeamNotFoundException("The team %s does not exist on Launchpad" %
-            team)
+    return any(t.name == team for t in launchpad.me.super_teams)
 
 def isPerPackageUploader(package):
     # Checks if the user has upload privileges for a certain package.