diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 71cc0a600..041daacfe 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ except ImportError:
     # Newer setuptools will transparently support 'import distutils' though.
     # That can be overridden with SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS env variable
     import distutils.command.build  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-order,deprecated-module,import-error
-    BUILD_COMMAND_CLASS = distutils.command.build.build
+    BUILD_COMMAND_CLASS = distutils.command.build.build  # pylint: disable=c-extension-no-member
 
 
 SYSPREFIX = sysconfig.get_config_var("prefix")
diff --git a/tests/test_nodedev.py b/tests/test_nodedev.py
index f424338c0..9e0461144 100644
--- a/tests/test_nodedev.py
+++ b/tests/test_nodedev.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import os.path
 
 import pytest
-import libvirt
 
 from virtinst import Guest
 from virtinst import NodeDevice
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ def _testNode2DeviceCompare(conn, nodename, devfile, nodedev=None):
 
 
 def check_version(conn, version):
+    # pylint: disable=protected-access
     if conn.support._check_version(version):
         return
 
diff --git a/tests/uitests/test_details.py b/tests/uitests/test_details.py
index 9907021e6..aaf212402 100644
--- a/tests/uitests/test_details.py
+++ b/tests/uitests/test_details.py
@@ -811,7 +811,6 @@ def testDetailsXMLEditorSourceviewFallback(app):
     app.open(xmleditor_enabled=True)
     win = app.manager_open_details("test-clone-simple")
     finish = win.find("config-apply")
-    xmleditor = win.find("XML editor")
 
     # Do standard xmleditor tests
     lib.utils.test_xmleditor_interactions(app, win, finish)
diff --git a/virtinst/devices/disk.py b/virtinst/devices/disk.py
index 584b195f0..11023e569 100644
--- a/virtinst/devices/disk.py
+++ b/virtinst/devices/disk.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class DeviceDisk(Device):
         """
         Return a list of lists of VM names that are using the passed paths.
         When handling a list of paths, this method is faster than calling
-        path_in_use_by() seperately as it takes time to call conn.fetch_all_vols().
+        path_in_use_by() separately as it takes time to call conn.fetch_all_vols().
 
         :param conn: virConnect to check VMs
         :param paths: Paths to check for