diff --git a/tests/api/test_api_record_ops.py b/tests/api/test_api_record_ops.py
index 0ef0e333..8eb0b341 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_api_record_ops.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_api_record_ops.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from datetime import timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
-from pprint import pformat
 
 import arrow
 import pytest
@@ -436,7 +435,6 @@ def test_record_published_update_service(
     mock_send_remote_api_update_fixture: Callable,
 ):
     """Test that a user can update a published record via the API."""
-    app = running_app.app
     u = user_factory(
         email=user_data_set["user1"]["email"],
         password="test",
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/records.py b/tests/fixtures/records.py
index a618d51c..6724b0c0 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/records.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/records.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def _factory(
                     )
                     file_objects.append(file_object)
 
-            file_result = files_helper.handle_record_files(
+            files_helper.handle_record_files(
                 metadata=draft.to_dict(),
                 file_data=input_metadata.get("files", {}).get("entries", {}),
                 existing_record=None,