diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tuya/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/tuya/__init__.py
index b7a12e7c548..93343cdca92 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tuya/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tuya/__init__.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def setup(hass, config, retry_delay=FIRST_RETRY_TIME):
 
     try:
         tuya.init(username, password, country_code, platform)
-    except RequestsConnectionError as ex:
+    except RequestsConnectionError:
 
         _LOGGER.warning(
             "Connection error during integration setup. Will retry in %s seconds",