diff --git a/tests/test_diceware.py b/tests/test_diceware.py
index 2bf13fd3a4da58b2933e007ff8c8b69d6fba6003..c52dd90d4bba4459cce37243f998167e91062e3e 100644
--- a/tests/test_diceware.py
+++ b/tests/test_diceware.py
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ class TestHandleOptions(object):
 
     def test_handle_options_caps_conflicting_raises_exc(self):
         # conflicting caps-settings raise an exception
-        with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc_info:
-            options = handle_options(['--caps', '--no-caps'])
-        with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc_info:
-            options = handle_options(['--no-caps', '--caps'])
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            handle_options(['--caps', '--no-caps'])
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            handle_options(['--no-caps', '--caps'])
 
     def test_handle_options_delimiter(self):
         # we can set delimiter