diff --git a/Control/AthenaKernel/AthenaKernel/MetaCont.h b/Control/AthenaKernel/AthenaKernel/MetaCont.h
index 446edfa56008403b2543b636e22c9ff7bbc0c688..ff76e28a5ffa04a9d3be57a96bfff7e72dccc2a3 100644
--- a/Control/AthenaKernel/AthenaKernel/MetaCont.h
+++ b/Control/AthenaKernel/AthenaKernel/MetaCont.h
@@ -193,9 +193,8 @@ bool MetaCont<T>::find(const SourceID& it, T*& t) const {
     return true;
   }
   else {
-    typename MetaContSet::const_iterator it=m_metaSet.begin();
-    for (; it != m_metaSet.end(); ++it) {
-      std::cerr << "Container has SID=" << it->first << std::endl;
+    for (const auto& elt : m_metaSet) {
+      std::cerr << "Container has SID=" << elt.first << std::endl;
     }
   }