1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
index cdd1d44e07..439d5a30a8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class UploadResource(BaseMediaResource):
     @request_handler
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _async_render_POST(self, request):
-        auth_user, client = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        auth_user, _ = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         # TODO: The checks here are a bit late. The content will have
         # already been uploaded to a tmp file at this point
         content_length = request.getHeader("Content-Length")