diff --git a/api/host.py b/api/host.py
index a4fe22b1d5..fcffce91cb 100644
--- a/api/host.py
+++ b/api/host.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def add_host_list(host_list):
                                        "detail": str(e.messages),
                                        "type": "unknown",
                                        "host": host})
-        except Exception as e:
+        except Exception:
             number_of_errors += 1
             logger.exception("Error adding host", extra={"host": host})
             response_host_list.append({"status": 500,
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def find_hosts_by_hostname_or_id(account_number, hostname):
         host_id = hostname
         filter_list.append(Host.id == host_id)
         logger.debug("Adding id (uuid) to the filter list")
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         # Do not filter using the id
         logger.debug("The hostname (%s) could not be converted into a UUID",
                      hostname,
diff --git a/app/auth/__init__.py b/app/auth/__init__.py
index 9ce4752279..b713c5d55c 100644
--- a/app/auth/__init__.py
+++ b/app/auth/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def authentication_header_handler(apikey, required_scopes=None):
     try:
         identity = from_auth_header(apikey)
         validate(identity)
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         login_failure_count.inc()
         logger.debug("Failed to validate identity header value",
                      exc_info=True)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def bearer_token_handler(token):
     try:
         identity = from_bearer_token(token)
         validate(identity)
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         login_failure_count.inc()
         logger.debug("Failed to validate bearer token value",
                      exc_info=True)
diff --git a/test_api.py b/test_api.py
index 981007ce46..153a36523c 100755
--- a/test_api.py
+++ b/test_api.py
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ def test_update_fields(self):
                     self.assertEqual(host[key], patch_doc[key])
 
     def test_patch_with_branch_id_parameter(self):
-        original_id = self.added_hosts[0].id
+        self.added_hosts[0].id
 
         patch_doc = {"display_name": "branch_id_test"}
 
@@ -1243,13 +1243,9 @@ def test_patch_with_branch_id_parameter(self):
 
         test_url = f"{HOST_URL}/{url_host_id_list}?branch_id=123"
 
-        response_data = self.patch(test_url,
-                                   patch_doc,
-                                   200)
+        self.patch(test_url, patch_doc, 200)
 
     def test_update_fields_on_multiple_hosts(self):
-        original_id = self.added_hosts[0].id
-
         patch_doc = {"display_name": "fred_flintstone",
                      "ansible_host": "barney_rubble"}
 
@@ -1257,9 +1253,7 @@ def test_update_fields_on_multiple_hosts(self):
 
         test_url = f"{HOST_URL}/{url_host_id_list}"
 
-        response_data = self.patch(test_url,
-                                   patch_doc,
-                                   200)
+        self.patch(test_url, patch_doc, 200)
 
         response_data = self.get(test_url, 200)
 
@@ -1403,8 +1397,6 @@ def test_query_using_fqdn_one_result(self):
             assert any(result["display_name"] == host.display_name for host in expected_host_list)
 
     def test_query_using_non_existant_fqdn(self):
-        host_list = self.added_hosts
-
         response = self.get(HOST_URL + "?fqdn=ROFLSAUCE.com")
 
         self.assertEqual(len(response["results"]), 0)
@@ -1575,7 +1567,7 @@ def test_query_with_maching_insights_id_and_branch_id(self):
 
         test_url = HOST_URL + "?insights_id=" + valid_insights_id + "&branch_id=123"
 
-        response = self.get(test_url, 200)
+        self.get(test_url, 200)
 
 
 class QueryOrderTestCase(PreCreatedHostsBaseTestCase):
@@ -1712,7 +1704,7 @@ def test_invalid_order_how(self):
     def test_only_order_how(self):
         for url in self._queries_subtests_with_added_hosts():
             with self.subTest(url=url):
-                response = self._get(url, None, "ASC", 400)
+                self._get(url, None, "ASC", 400)