diff --git a/test/unit/files/_util.py b/test/unit/files/_util.py
index 0cb688e531bb..c2969b1376b7 100644
--- a/test/unit/files/_util.py
+++ b/test/unit/files/_util.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def list_root(
 ):
     file_source_pair = file_sources.get_file_source_path(uri)
     file_source = file_source_pair.file_source
-    res, count = file_source.list("/", recursive=recursive, user_context=user_context)
+    res, _ = file_source.list("/", recursive=recursive, user_context=user_context)
     return res
 
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def list_dir(
     file_source = file_source_pair.file_source
     print(file_source_pair.path)
     print(uri)
-    res, count = file_source.list(file_source_pair.path, recursive=recursive, user_context=user_context)
+    res, _ = file_source.list(file_source_pair.path, recursive=recursive, user_context=user_context)
     return res
 
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def assert_simple_file_realize(conf_file, recursive=False, filename="a", content
 
     assert file_source_pair.path == "/"
     file_source = file_source_pair.file_source
-    res, count = file_source.list("/", recursive=recursive, user_context=user_context)
+    res, _ = file_source.list("/", recursive=recursive, user_context=user_context)
     a_file = find(res, class_="File", name=filename)
     assert a_file
 
diff --git a/test/unit/files/test_basespace.py b/test/unit/files/test_basespace.py
index 1d92103ebc00..ee79209e1969 100644
--- a/test/unit/files/test_basespace.py
+++ b/test/unit/files/test_basespace.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def test_file_source():
     assert file_source_pair.path == "/"
     file_source = file_source_pair.file_source
     test_file = os.environ.get("GALAXY_TEST_BASESPACE_TEST_FILE_PATH", "")
-    res, count = file_source.list(os.path.dirname(test_file), recursive=False, user_context=user_context)
+    res, _ = file_source.list(os.path.dirname(test_file), recursive=False, user_context=user_context)
     a_file = find(res, class_="File", name=os.path.basename(test_file))
     assert a_file
 
diff --git a/test/unit/files/test_webdav.py b/test/unit/files/test_webdav.py
index 31492a5819d4..071281e1bc88 100644
--- a/test/unit/files/test_webdav.py
+++ b/test/unit/files/test_webdav.py
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ def test_file_source():
 
     assert file_source_pair.path == "/"
     file_source = file_source_pair.file_source
-    res, count = file_source.list("/", recursive=True)
+    res, _ = file_source.list("/", recursive=True)
     a_file = find_file_a(res)
     assert a_file
     assert a_file["uri"] == "gxfiles://test1/a", a_file
 
-    res, count = file_source.list("/", recursive=False)
+    res, _ = file_source.list("/", recursive=False)
     file_a = find_file_a(res)
     assert file_a
     assert file_a["uri"] == "gxfiles://test1/a"