diff --git a/recommenders/datasets/pandas_df_utils.py b/recommenders/datasets/pandas_df_utils.py
index 50bd83dd8..f9711ce24 100644
--- a/recommenders/datasets/pandas_df_utils.py
+++ b/recommenders/datasets/pandas_df_utils.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def fit(self, df, col_rating=DEFAULT_RATING_COL):
         types = df.dtypes
         if not all(
             [
-                x == object or np.issubdtype(x, np.integer) or x == np.float
+                x == object or np.issubdtype(x, np.integer) or x == float
                 for x in types
             ]
         ):