diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py b/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py
index d1167dba..321cbd33 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ async def dedupe_edges_bulk(
     dedupe_tuples: list[tuple[EpisodicNode, EntityEdge, list[EntityEdge]]] = []
     for i, edges_i in enumerate(extracted_edges):
         existing_edges: list[EntityEdge] = []
-        for j, edges_j in enumerate(extracted_edges):
+        for edges_j in extracted_edges:
             existing_edges += edges_j
 
         for edge in edges_i:
diff --git a/tests/utils/maintenance/test_bulk_utils.py b/tests/utils/maintenance/test_bulk_utils.py
index 4b6b093a..2616c79a 100644
--- a/tests/utils/maintenance/test_bulk_utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils/maintenance/test_bulk_utils.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ async def test_dedupe_edges_bulk_deduplicates_within_episode(monkeypatch):
         episodes=[episode.uuid],
     )
 
-    edges_by_episode = await bulk_utils.dedupe_edges_bulk(
+    await bulk_utils.dedupe_edges_bulk(
         clients,
         [[edge1, edge2, edge3]],
         [(episode, [])],
@@ -325,6 +325,6 @@ async def test_dedupe_edges_bulk_deduplicates_within_episode(monkeypatch):
     # Verify that edges were compared against each other (within same episode)
     # Each edge should have been compared against all 3 edges (including itself, which gets filtered)
     assert len(comparisons_made) == 3
-    for edge_uuid, compared_against in comparisons_made:
+    for _, compared_against in comparisons_made:
         # Each edge should have access to all 3 edges as candidates
         assert len(compared_against) >= 2  # At least 2 others (self is filtered out)