diff --git a/tests/test_updater_consistent_snapshot.py b/tests/test_updater_consistent_snapshot.py
index 518693c8..55efae16 100644
--- a/tests/test_updater_consistent_snapshot.py
+++ b/tests/test_updater_consistent_snapshot.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class TestConsistentSnapshot(unittest.TestCase):
     are formed for each combination"""
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
+        # pylint: disable=consider-using-with
         self.temp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
         self.metadata_dir = os.path.join(self.temp_dir.name, "metadata")
         self.targets_dir = os.path.join(self.temp_dir.name, "targets")
diff --git a/tests/test_updater_key_rotations.py b/tests/test_updater_key_rotations.py
index cb7144ad..da2eead5 100644
--- a/tests/test_updater_key_rotations.py
+++ b/tests/test_updater_key_rotations.py
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ def tearDownClass(cls) -> None:
 
     def setup_subtest(self) -> None:
         # Setup repository for subtest: make sure no roots have been published
+        # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
         self.sim = RepositorySimulator()
         self.sim.signed_roots.clear()
         self.sim.root.version = 0
 
         if self.dump_dir is not None:
             # create subtest dumpdir
+            # pylint: disable=no-member
             name = f"{self.id().split('.')[-1]}-{self.case_name}"
             self.sim.dump_dir = os.path.join(self.dump_dir, name)
             os.mkdir(self.sim.dump_dir)
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ def _run_refresh(self) -> None:
             self.sim.write()
 
         # bootstrap with initial root
+        # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
         self.metadata_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=self.temp_dir.name)
         with open(os.path.join(self.metadata_dir, "root.json"), "bw") as f:
             f.write(self.sim.signed_roots[0])
diff --git a/tests/test_updater_ng.py b/tests/test_updater_ng.py
index f3c164dc..6de571cf 100644
--- a/tests/test_updater_ng.py
+++ b/tests/test_updater_ng.py
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
         # Needed because in some tests simple_server.py cannot be found.
         # The reason is that the current working directory
         # has been changed when executing a subprocess.
-        SIMPLE_SERVER_PATH = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "simple_server.py")
+        simple_server_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "simple_server.py")
 
         # Launch a SimpleHTTPServer (serves files in the current directory).
         # Test cases will request metadata and target files that have been
         # pre-generated in 'tuf/tests/repository_data', which will be served
         # by the SimpleHTTPServer launched here.
         cls.server_process_handler = utils.TestServerProcess(
-            log=logger, server=SIMPLE_SERVER_PATH
+            log=logger, server=simple_server_path
         )
 
     @classmethod
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def test_implicit_refresh_with_only_local_root(self) -> None:
         self._assert_files(["root"])
 
         # Get targetinfo for 'file3.txt' listed in the delegated role1
-        targetinfo3 = self.updater.get_targetinfo("file3.txt")
+        self.updater.get_targetinfo("file3.txt")
         expected_files = ["role1", "root", "snapshot", "targets", "timestamp"]
         self._assert_files(expected_files)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_updater_top_level_update.py b/tests/test_updater_top_level_update.py
index 7abeff6a..ba58e4ca 100644
--- a/tests/test_updater_top_level_update.py
+++ b/tests/test_updater_top_level_update.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class TestRefresh(unittest.TestCase):
     past_datetime = datetime.utcnow().replace(microsecond=0) - timedelta(days=5)
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
+        # pylint: disable=consider-using-with
         self.temp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
         self.metadata_dir = os.path.join(self.temp_dir.name, "metadata")
         self.targets_dir = os.path.join(self.temp_dir.name, "targets")
diff --git a/tests/test_updater_with_simulator.py b/tests/test_updater_with_simulator.py
index 72c16ee1..241b0b6c 100644
--- a/tests/test_updater_with_simulator.py
+++ b/tests/test_updater_with_simulator.py
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 from tests import utils
 from tests.repository_simulator import RepositorySimulator
-from tuf.api.metadata import SPECIFICATION_VERSION, TargetFile, Targets
+from tuf.api.metadata import SPECIFICATION_VERSION, Targets
 from tuf.exceptions import BadVersionNumberError, UnsignedMetadataError
 from tuf.ngclient import Updater
 
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index ed06bf90..3e257ef7 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ def _start_process(self, extra_cmd_args: List[str], popen_cwd: str) -> None:
 
         # Reusing one subprocess in multiple tests, but split up the logs
         # for each.
+        # pylint: disable=consider-using-with
         self.__server_process = subprocess.Popen(
             command,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,