diff --git a/tests/test_table/test_join.py b/tests/test_table/test_join.py
index 1dd87e53..2d6d7878 100644
--- a/tests/test_table/test_join.py
+++ b/tests/test_table/test_join.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def test_join_require_match(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             self.left.join(self.right, 'one', 'five', require_match=True)
 
-        new_table = self.left.join(self.right, 'one', 'four', require_match=True)  # noqa
+        self.left.join(self.right, 'one', 'four', require_match=True)
 
     def test_join_columns_kwarg(self):
         new_table = self.left.join(self.right, 'one', 'four', columns=['six'])
diff --git a/tests/test_table/test_order_py.py b/tests/test_table/test_order_py.py
index e7f4e0a6..c6bbaa7d 100644
--- a/tests/test_table/test_order_py.py
+++ b/tests/test_table/test_order_py.py
@@ -143,5 +143,4 @@ def test_order_by_with_row_names(self):
 
     def test_order_by_empty_table(self):
         table = Table([], self.column_names)
-
-        new_table = table.order_by('three')  # noqa
+        table.order_by('three')
diff --git a/tests/test_table/test_print_bars.py b/tests/test_table/test_print_bars.py
index ea149b73..50ab0dfa 100644
--- a/tests/test_table/test_print_bars.py
+++ b/tests/test_table/test_print_bars.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_print_bars(self):
 
         output = StringIO()
         table.print_bars('three', 'one', output=output)
-        lines = output.getvalue().split('\n')  # noqa
+        output.getvalue().split('\n')
 
     def test_print_bars_width(self):
         table = Table(self.rows, self.column_names, self.column_types)