diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/signals.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/signals.py
index d6ed8dea86..c42316c326 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/signals.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/signals.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ def _update_cert_settings_on_pacing_change(sender, updated_course_overview, **kw
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=CertificateWhitelist, dispatch_uid="append_certificate_whitelist")
 def _listen_for_certificate_whitelist_append(sender, instance, **kwargs):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring, unused-argument
-    course = CourseOverview.get_from_id(instance.course_id)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-variable
     if not auto_certificate_generation_enabled():
         return
 
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ def listen_for_passing_grade(sender, user, course_id, **kwargs):  # pylint: disa
     Listen for a learner passing a course, send cert generation task,
     downstream signal from COURSE_GRADE_CHANGED
     """
-    course = CourseOverview.get_from_id(course_id)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-variable
     if not auto_certificate_generation_enabled():
         return
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views/webview.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views/webview.py
index 7a5a3862ef..54c8b466db 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views/webview.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views/webview.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=bad-continuation, bad-option-value
+# lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=bad-option-value
 """
 Certificate HTML webview.
 """