diff --git a/common/djangoapps/terrain/stubs/start.py b/common/djangoapps/terrain/stubs/start.py
index 9bb35d70a3..f0920ac8b3 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/terrain/stubs/start.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/terrain/stubs/start.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ def _parse_config_args(args):
 
         except:
             print "Warning: could not interpret config value '{0}'".format(config_str)
-            pass
 
     return config_dict
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py
index 26b4a4d1e3..84447555d7 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1875,8 +1875,6 @@ class TestGoogleRegistrationView(
     """Tests the User API registration endpoint with Google authentication."""
     __test__ = True
 
-    pass
-
 
 @ddt.ddt
 class UpdateEmailOptInTestCase(UserAPITestCase, SharedModuleStoreTestCase):