diff --git a/testing/conftest.py b/testing/conftest.py
index 0029b21..8d28ff8 100644
--- a/testing/conftest.py
+++ b/testing/conftest.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption('--gx',
                      action="append",
                      dest="gspecs",
-                     help=("add a global test environment, XSpec-syntax. "))
+                     help="add a global test environment, XSpec-syntax. ")
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/testing/test_dsession.py b/testing/test_dsession.py
index e05d10f..2dcfc36 100644
--- a/testing/test_dsession.py
+++ b/testing/test_dsession.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class TestLoadScheduling:
         sched.add_node(MockNode())
         sched.add_node(MockNode())
         node1, node2 = sched.nodes
-        col = ["xyz"] * (6)
+        col = ["xyz"] * 6
         sched.add_node_collection(node1, col)
         sched.add_node_collection(node2, col)
         sched.schedule()