diff --git a/scripts/glibc_check.py b/scripts/glibc_check.py
index 02be4aac4..eb198ed56 100755
--- a/scripts/glibc_check.py
+++ b/scripts/glibc_check.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def main():
             overall_versions.add(requires_glibc)
             if verbose:
                 print("%s %s" % (filename, format_version(requires_glibc)))
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             if verbose:
                 print("%s errored." % filename)
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e2dc79ce5..b2da05b43 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ python_files = testsuite/*.py
 # with existing code. if you want to change them, you should first fix all
 # flake8 failures that appear with your change.
 ignore = E122,E123,E125,E126,E127,E128,E226,E402,E722,E731,E741,F401,F405,F811,
-         W504,W605,F841
+         W504,W605
 # line length long term target: 120
 max-line-length = 255
 exclude = build,dist,.git,.idea,.cache,.tox,docs/conf.py
diff --git a/src/borg/archive.py b/src/borg/archive.py
index c22a655f7..cf8976428 100644
--- a/src/borg/archive.py
+++ b/src/borg/archive.py
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ class ChunksIndexError(Error):
         def fetch_async_response(wait=True):
             try:
                 return self.repository.async_response(wait=wait)
-            except Repository.ObjectNotFound as e:
+            except Repository.ObjectNotFound:
                 nonlocal error
                 # object not in repo - strange, but we wanted to delete it anyway.
                 if forced == 0:
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ def valid_item(obj):
                                 yield Item(internal_dict=item)
                             else:
                                 report('Did not get expected metadata dict when unpacking item metadata (%s)' % reason, chunk_id, i)
-                    except msgpack.UnpackException as err:
+                    except msgpack.UnpackException:
                         report('Unpacker crashed while unpacking item metadata, trying to resync...', chunk_id, i)
                         unpacker.resync()
                     except Exception:
diff --git a/src/borg/crypto/nonces.py b/src/borg/crypto/nonces.py
index 39ec3d723..fe5abc547 100644
--- a/src/borg/crypto/nonces.py
+++ b/src/borg/crypto/nonces.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def commit_local_nonce_reservation(self, next_unreserved, start_nonce):
     def get_repo_free_nonce(self):
         try:
             return self.repository.get_free_nonce()
-        except InvalidRPCMethod as error:
+        except InvalidRPCMethod:
             # old server version, suppress further calls
             sys.stderr.write("Please upgrade to borg version 1.1+ on the server for safer AES-CTR nonce handling.\n")
             self.get_repo_free_nonce = lambda: None
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/__init__.py b/src/borg/testsuite/__init__.py
index 465e24fa1..caa7d2a22 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/__init__.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/__init__.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def is_utime_fully_supported():
             new_stats = os.stat(filepath, follow_symlinks=False)
             if new_stats.st_atime == 1000 and new_stats.st_mtime == 2000:
                 return True
-        except OSError as err:
+        except OSError:
             pass
         return False
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def is_birthtime_fully_supported():
             new_stats = os.stat(filepath, follow_symlinks=False)
             if new_stats.st_birthtime == birthtime and new_stats.st_mtime == mtime and new_stats.st_atime == atime:
                 return True
-        except OSError as err:
+        except OSError:
             pass
         return False