diff --git a/cmake/FindQsci.py b/cmake/FindQsci.py
index c8ce39062501..7bd760b5abfb 100644
--- a/cmake/FindQsci.py
+++ b/cmake/FindQsci.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 try:
     from PyQt4.Qsci import QSCINTILLA_VERSION_STR
     VER = QSCINTILLA_VERSION_STR
-except ImportError, e:
+except ImportError:
     VER = ""