diff --git a/dataset/persistence/util.py b/dataset/persistence/util.py
index 019f620..8b0580c 100644
--- a/dataset/persistence/util.py
+++ b/dataset/persistence/util.py
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ class ResultIter(object):
 
     def _next_rp(self):
         try:
-            self.rp = self.result_proxies.next()
+            self.rp = next(self.result_proxies)
             self.count += self.rp.rowcount
             self.keys = self.rp.keys()
             return True
         except StopIteration:
             return False
 
-    def next(self):
+    def __next__(self):
         row = self.rp.fetchone()
         if row is None:
             if self._next_rp():
@@ -48,5 +48,7 @@ class ResultIter(object):
                 raise StopIteration
         return dict(zip(self.keys, row))
 
+    next = __next__
+
     def __iter__(self):
         return self