diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_image.py b/plugins/modules/docker_image.py
index 612e86d16..e4191cbd1 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_image.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_image.py
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ def absent(self):
             if not self.check_mode:
                 try:
                     self.client.remove_image(name, force=self.force_absent)
-                except NotFound as dummy:
+                except NotFound:
                     # If the image vanished while we were trying to remove it, don't fail
                     pass
                 except Exception as exc: