diff --git a/contrib/plugins/fail/failtimeout.py b/contrib/plugins/fail/failtimeout.py
index 9477c23f9..0db12a82d 100755
--- a/contrib/plugins/fail/failtimeout.py
+++ b/contrib/plugins/fail/failtimeout.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ for l in sys.stdin:
             "result": result,
             "id": request['id']
         }
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         result = {
             "jsonrpc": "2.0",
             "error": "Error while processing {}".format(request['method']),
diff --git a/contrib/plugins/helloworld.py b/contrib/plugins/helloworld.py
index 1de3ffde8..7fcbd1514 100755
--- a/contrib/plugins/helloworld.py
+++ b/contrib/plugins/helloworld.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ for l in sys.stdin:
             "result": result,
             "id": request['id']
         }
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         result = {
             "jsonrpc": "2.0",
             "error": "Error while processing {}".format(request['method']),