diff --git a/nf_core/subworkflows/create.py b/nf_core/subworkflows/create.py
index 7181498ef5..481bd1ea94 100644
--- a/nf_core/subworkflows/create.py
+++ b/nf_core/subworkflows/create.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import os
 
 import yaml
-from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 
 import nf_core
 import nf_core.components.components_create
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ def create(self):
                 pytest_modules_yml = dict(sorted(pytest_modules_yml.items()))
                 with open(os.path.join(self.directory, "tests", "config", "pytest_modules.yml"), "w") as fh:
                     yaml.dump(pytest_modules_yml, fh, sort_keys=True, Dumper=nf_core.utils.custom_yaml_dumper())
-            except FileNotFoundError as e:
+            except FileNotFoundError:
                 raise UserWarning("Could not open 'tests/config/pytest_modules.yml' file!")
 
         new_files = list(self.file_paths.values())