diff --git a/pagure/lib/tasks.py b/pagure/lib/tasks.py
index fa6d06a..b2904e5 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/tasks.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/tasks.py
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ def pull_request_ready_branch(self, session, namespace, name, user):
                 pr.project.url_path,
                 pr.id,
             )
-            del (branches[pr.branch_from])
+            del branches[pr.branch_from]
     return {"new_branch": branches, "branch_w_pr": branches_pr}
 
 
diff --git a/pagure/ui/issues.py b/pagure/ui/issues.py
index 673a8e6..56b98b3 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/issues.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/issues.py
@@ -534,12 +534,12 @@ def view_issues(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
 
     if "content" in extra_fields:
         extra_fields["search_content"] = extra_fields["content"]
-        del (extra_fields["content"])
+        del extra_fields["content"]
 
     for field in fields:
         if field in extra_fields:
             fields[field] = extra_fields[field]
-            del (extra_fields[field])
+            del extra_fields[field]
 
     custom_search.update(extra_fields)
 
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ def view_issues(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
     )
 
     status = fields["status"]
-    del (fields["status"])
+    del fields["status"]
 
     if status.lower() in ["all"]:
         status = None
diff --git a/pagure/ui/repo.py b/pagure/ui/repo.py
index 14d749c..e3cb45c 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/repo.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/repo.py
@@ -2961,7 +2961,7 @@ def delete_report(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
         if report not in reports:
             flask.flash("Unknown report: %s" % report, "error")
         else:
-            del (reports[report])
+            del reports[report]
             repo.reports = reports
             try:
                 flask.g.session.add(repo)