1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/test_ephemeral_message.py b/tests/rest/client/test_ephemeral_message.py
index a1ccc4ee9a..56937dcd2e 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/test_ephemeral_message.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/test_ephemeral_message.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class EphemeralMessageTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
     def get_event(self, room_id, event_id, expected_code=200):
         url = "/_matrix/client/r0/rooms/%s/event/%s" % (room_id, event_id)
 
-        request, channel = self.make_request("GET", url)
+        channel = self.make_request("GET", url)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.code, expected_code, channel.result)