diff --git a/awx/main/utils/ansible.py b/awx/main/utils/ansible.py
index 06f56383c1..fa15c47ab1 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/ansible.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/ansible.py
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ def read_ansible_config(project_path, variables_of_interest):
             for var in variables_of_interest:
                 if var in parser['defaults']:
                     values[var] = parser['defaults'][var]
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         logger.exception('Failed to read ansible configuration(s) {}'.format(fnames))
     return values