diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index f020ccb..5a3cd23 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -5072,7 +5072,6 @@ def link_pr_issue(session, issue, request):
 
     '''
 
-
     associated_issue = [iss.uid for iss in request.related_issues]
     if issue.uid not in associated_issue:
         obj = model.PrToIssue(
diff --git a/pagure/lib/tasks.py b/pagure/lib/tasks.py
index 1d64b3a..61bfed0 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/tasks.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/tasks.py
@@ -897,7 +897,6 @@ def link_pr_to_ticket(self, session, pr_uid):
     namespace = request.project.namespace
     user = request.project.user.user \
         if request.project.is_fork else None
-    branch = request.branch_from
 
     for line in pagure.lib.git.read_git_lines(
             ['log', '--no-walk']
diff --git a/pagure/ui/fork.py b/pagure/ui/fork.py
index a59ebba..1adbea4 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/fork.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/fork.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ from pagure.utils import (
 _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-
 def _get_parent_request_repo_path(repo):
     """ Return the path of the parent git repository corresponding to the
     provided Repository object from the DB.