diff --git a/pagure/api/issue.py b/pagure/api/issue.py
index f09b2a5..648cbf3 100644
--- a/pagure/api/issue.py
+++ b/pagure/api/issue.py
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ def api_change_status_issue(repo, issueid, username=None, namespace=None):
             raise pagure.exceptions.APIError(
                 400, error_code=APIERROR.ENOCODE, error=str(err)
             )
-        except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
+        except SQLAlchemyError:  # pragma: no cover
             flask.g.session.rollback()
             raise pagure.exceptions.APIError(400, error_code=APIERROR.EDBERROR)
 
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ def api_change_milestone_issue(repo, issueid, username=None, namespace=None):
             raise pagure.exceptions.APIError(
                 400, error_code=APIERROR.ENOCODE, error=str(err)
             )
-        except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
+        except SQLAlchemyError:  # pragma: no cover
             flask.g.session.rollback()
             raise pagure.exceptions.APIError(400, error_code=APIERROR.EDBERROR)
 
diff --git a/pagure/api/project.py b/pagure/api/project.py
index 50d9625..c90ad91 100644
--- a/pagure/api/project.py
+++ b/pagure/api/project.py
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ def api_update_project_watchers(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
 
     try:
         pagure.lib.get_user(flask.g.session, watcher)
-    except pagure.exceptions.PagureException as err:
+    except pagure.exceptions.PagureException:
         _log.debug(
             "api_update_project_watchers: Invalid user watching: %s", watcher
         )
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ def api_modify_acls(repo, namespace=None, username=None):
                     project.fullname,
                 )
                 try:
-                    msg = pagure.lib.remove_user_of_project(
+                    pagure.lib.remove_user_of_project(
                         flask.g.session,
                         user_obj,
                         project,
diff --git a/pagure/lib/git.py b/pagure/lib/git.py
index 3fa18aa..3d0e108 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/git.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/git.py
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ def merge_pull_request(session, request, username, domerge=True):
                 pagure.lib.close_pull_request(session, request, username)
                 try:
                     session.commit()
-                except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
+                except SQLAlchemyError:  # pragma: no cover
                     session.rollback()
                     _log.exception("  Could not merge the PR in the DB")
                     raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
diff --git a/pagure/lib/tasks_services.py b/pagure/lib/tasks_services.py
index 1fed13e..33af2b0 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/tasks_services.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/tasks_services.py
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ def load_json_commits_to_db(
                     "Issue import report",
                     user_obj.default_email,
                 )
-        except pagure.exceptions.PagureException as err:
+        except pagure.exceptions.PagureException:
             _log.exception("LOADJSON: Could not find user %s" % agent)
-    except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
+    except SQLAlchemyError:  # pragma: no cover
         session.rollback()
     _log.info("LOADJSON: Ready for another")
 
diff --git a/pagure/ui/groups.py b/pagure/ui/groups.py
index 1b27575..e007bbd 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/groups.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/groups.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def view_group(group):
             return flask.redirect(
                 flask.url_for("ui_ns.view_group", group=group.group_name)
             )
-        except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
+        except SQLAlchemyError:  # pragma: no cover
             flask.g.session.rollback()
             flask.flash(
                 "Could not add user `%s` to group `%s`."
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def edit_group(group):
             return flask.redirect(
                 flask.url_for("ui_ns.view_group", group=group.group_name)
             )
-        except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
+        except SQLAlchemyError:  # pragma: no cover
             flask.g.session.rollback()
             flask.flash(
                 "Could not edit group `%s`." % (group.group_name), "error"
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def group_user_delete(user, group):
             return flask.redirect(
                 flask.url_for("ui_ns.view_group", group=group)
             )
-        except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
+        except SQLAlchemyError:  # pragma: no cover
             flask.g.session.rollback()
             flask.flash(
                 "Could not remove user `%s` from the group `%s`."
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def add_group():
         except pagure.exceptions.PagureException as err:
             flask.g.session.rollback()
             flask.flash("%s" % err, "error")
-        except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
+        except SQLAlchemyError:  # pragma: no cover
             flask.g.session.rollback()
             flask.flash("Could not create group.")
             _log.exception("Could not create group.")
diff --git a/pagure/ui/plugins.py b/pagure/ui/plugins.py
index ab6518c..1c7b2d3 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/plugins.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/plugins.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def view_plugin(repo, plugin, username=None, namespace=None, full=True):
             flask.g.session.add(dbobj)
         try:
             flask.g.session.flush()
-        except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
+        except SQLAlchemyError:  # pragma: no cover
             flask.g.session.rollback()
             _log.exception("Could not add plugin %s", plugin.name)
             message = Markup(