diff --git a/britney.py b/britney.py
index a951cf1..23cb57c 100755
--- a/britney.py
+++ b/britney.py
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ class Britney(object):
         self.dates = self.read_dates(self.options.testing)
         self.urgencies = self.read_urgencies(self.options.testing)
         self.excuses = []
-        self.dependencies = {}
 
     def _check_mismatches(self, arch):
         suites = [s for s in self.binaries if arch in self.binaries[s]]
@@ -2123,10 +2122,8 @@ class Britney(object):
             del binaries_t_a[item.package]
             inst_tester.remove_testing_binary(pkg_id)
 
-
         # add the new binary packages (if we are not removing)
         if not item.is_removal:
-            source = sources[item.suite][item.package]
             packages_s = self.binaries[item.suite]
 
             for updated_pkg_id in updates:
@@ -2513,7 +2510,6 @@ class Britney(object):
                 actual_nuninst = set(computed_nuninst[arch])
                 false_negatives = actual_nuninst - expected_nuninst
                 false_positives = expected_nuninst - actual_nuninst
-                any_output = actual_nuninst
                 if false_negatives:
                     self.__log(" %s - unnoticed nuninst: %s" % (arch, str(false_negatives)), type="E")
                 if false_positives:
diff --git a/installability/tester.py b/installability/tester.py
index ad629b2..5f43a65 100644
--- a/installability/tester.py
+++ b/installability/tester.py
@@ -568,7 +568,6 @@ class InstallabilityTester(object):
                     choices.add(candidates)
         return True
 
-
     def _get_min_pseudo_ess_set(self, arch):
         if arch not in self._cache_ess:
             # The minimal essential set cache is not present -
@@ -578,7 +577,6 @@ class InstallabilityTester(object):
             cbroken = self._cache_broken
             universe = self._universe
             stats = self._stats
-            safe_set = self._safe_set
 
             ess_base = set(x for x in self._essentials if x[2] == arch and x in testing)
             start = set(ess_base)