diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/layers/python/layers/feature_column.py b/tensorflow/contrib/layers/python/layers/feature_column.py
index bb1e31c3b4748b7f17af149c46d9e6e93ac885f4..35a46606fdc262f7839c16cf6f36a855f4ac666d 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/layers/python/layers/feature_column.py
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/layers/python/layers/feature_column.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class _SparseColumnHashed(_SparseColumn):
 
   def insert_transformed_feature(self, columns_to_tensors):
     """Handles sparse column to id conversion."""
-    sparse_id_values = string_ops.string_to_hash_bucket(
+    sparse_id_values = string_ops.string_to_hash_bucket_fast(
         columns_to_tensors[self.name].values,
         self.bucket_size,
         name=self.name + "_lookup")