diff --git a/wsme/tests/test_protocols.py b/wsme/tests/test_protocols.py
index f073497..406db49 100644
--- a/wsme/tests/test_protocols.py
+++ b/wsme/tests/test_protocols.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_getprotocol():
     try:
         getprotocol('invalid')
         assert False, "ValueError was not raised"
-    except ValueError, e:
+    except ValueError:
         pass