diff --git a/tests/test_status_data.py b/tests/test_status_data.py
index fd65a76..209cced 100755
--- a/tests/test_status_data.py
+++ b/tests/test_status_data.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def test_remove_missing(self):
 
     def test_file_on_http(self):
         with self.assertRaises(requests.exceptions.ConnectionError):
-            status_data = opl.status_data.StatusData(
+            _ = opl.status_data.StatusData(
                 "http://does.not.exist/status-data-file.json"
             )