diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/commands/test_cleanup_facts.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/commands/test_cleanup_facts.py
index 204db8b3cb..d741b58302 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/commands/test_cleanup_facts.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/commands/test_cleanup_facts.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def test_cleanup_logic(fact_scans, hosts):
     module = 'ansible'
 
     cleanup_facts = CleanupFacts()
-    deleted_count = cleanup_facts.cleanup(timestamp_middle, granularity, module=module)
+    cleanup_facts.cleanup(timestamp_middle, granularity, module=module)
 
 
     host_ids = Host.objects.all().values_list('id', flat=True)