diff --git a/freezer/storage/swift.py b/freezer/storage/swift.py
index 5dc300b6..8dc57ee0 100644
--- a/freezer/storage/swift.py
+++ b/freezer/storage/swift.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class SwiftStorage(physical.PhysicalStorage):
                                                prefix=split[1])[1]:
             try:
                 self.swift().delete_object(split[0], file['name'])
-            except Exception as e:
-                raise e
+            except Exception:
+                raise
 
     def put_file(self, from_path, to_path):
         self.client_manager.create_swift()
diff --git a/freezer/utils/streaming.py b/freezer/utils/streaming.py
index 9f2a4713..6e4cd4a9 100644
--- a/freezer/utils/streaming.py
+++ b/freezer/utils/streaming.py
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ class QueuedThread(threading.Thread):
             self.rich_queue.force_stop()
             # Thread will exit at this point.
             # @todo print the error using traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stdout)
-            raise e
+            raise