diff --git a/pull-lp-source b/pull-lp-source
index 4e6fa31..1de837e 100755
--- a/pull-lp-source
+++ b/pull-lp-source
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def main():
     pocket = None
     try:
         (release, pocket) = split_release_pocket(version, default=None)
-    except PocketDoesNotExistError as e:
+    except PocketDoesNotExistError:
         pass
     if release in ubuntu_info.all:
         archive = Distribution('ubuntu').getArchive()
diff --git a/pull-uca-source b/pull-uca-source
index 4c4c250..0bd97d2 100755
--- a/pull-uca-source
+++ b/pull-uca-source
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ def main():
     pocket = None
     try:
         (release, pocket) = split_release_pocket(release, default=None)
-    except PocketDoesNotExistError as e:
+    except PocketDoesNotExistError:
         pass
 
     try:
         archive = uca.getPPAByName(name="%s-staging" % release)
-    except NotFound as e:
+    except NotFound:
         Logger.error('Archive does not exist for Openstack release: %s',
                      release)
         showOpenstackReleases(uca)