diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/twitch.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/twitch.py
index 801b6406d..a2a77b84e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/twitch.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/twitch.py
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ class TwitchStreamIE(TwitchBaseIE):
             assert stream is not None
 
         # IndexError is there because the first JSON contains a list
-        except (IndexError, AssertionError) as e:
+        except (IndexError, AssertionError):
             raise ExtractorError('%s is offline' % channel_name, expected=True)
 
         # Channel name may be typed if different case than the original channel name