diff --git a/scripts/benchmark_durations.py b/scripts/benchmark_durations.py
index 017328efa77a..8985b4da6651 100755
--- a/scripts/benchmark_durations.py
+++ b/scripts/benchmark_durations.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def main(args: argparse.Namespace):
                 logging.info("fetching benchmarks...")
                 cur.execute(BENCHMARKS_DURATION_QUERY, (percentile, interval_days))
                 rows = cur.fetchall()
-    except psycopg2.OperationalError as exc:
+    except psycopg2.OperationalError:
         logging.error("cannot fetch benchmarks duration from the DB due to an error")
         rows = []
         res = FALLBACK_DURATION
diff --git a/scripts/flaky_tests.py b/scripts/flaky_tests.py
index 6acc4f5fc821..76bc4b279a42 100755
--- a/scripts/flaky_tests.py
+++ b/scripts/flaky_tests.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def main(args: argparse.Namespace):
                 logging.info("fetching flaky tests...")
                 cur.execute(FLAKY_TESTS_QUERY, (interval_days,))
                 rows = cur.fetchall()
-    except psycopg2.OperationalError as exc:
+    except psycopg2.OperationalError:
         logging.error("cannot fetch flaky tests from the DB due to an error")
         rows = []