diff --git a/lemur/tests/plugins/issuer_plugin.py b/lemur/tests/plugins/issuer_plugin.py
index acc7dcab..7dbc46de 100644
--- a/lemur/tests/plugins/issuer_plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/tests/plugins/issuer_plugin.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class TestAsyncIssuerPlugin(IssuerPlugin):
         return "", "", 12345
 
     def get_ordered_certificate(self, pending_cert):
-        order_id = pending_cert.external_id
         return INTERNAL_VALID_LONG_STR, INTERNAL_VALID_SAN_STR, 54321
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/lemur/tests/test_authorities.py b/lemur/tests/test_authorities.py
index 78399e47..e865ab41 100644
--- a/lemur/tests/test_authorities.py
+++ b/lemur/tests/test_authorities.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ def test_authority_input_schema(client, role, issuer_plugin, logged_in_user):
 
 
 def test_user_authority(session, client, authority, role, user, issuer_plugin):
-    resp = client.get(api.url_for(AuthoritiesList), headers=user['token']).json
     u = user['user']
     u.roles.append(role)
     authority.roles.append(role)
diff --git a/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py b/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py
index 3368f88d..fff6e253 100644
--- a/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py
+++ b/lemur/tests/test_certificates.py
@@ -44,25 +44,6 @@ def test_get_certificate_primitives(certificate):
 
     names = [x509.DNSName(x.name) for x in certificate.domains]
 
-    data = {
-        'common_name': certificate.cn,
-        'owner': certificate.owner,
-        'authority': certificate.authority,
-        'description': certificate.description,
-        'extensions': {
-            'sub_alt_names': x509.SubjectAlternativeName(names)
-        },
-        'destinations': [],
-        'roles': [],
-        'validity_end': arrow.get(2021, 5, 7),
-        'validity_start': arrow.get(2016, 10, 30),
-        'country': 'US',
-        'location': 'A place',
-        'organization': 'Example',
-        'organizational_unit': 'Operations',
-        'state': 'CA'
-    }
-
     with freeze_time(datetime.date(year=2016, month=10, day=30)):
         primitives = get_certificate_primitives(certificate)
         assert len(primitives) == 24