diff --git a/mongoengine/pymongo_support.py b/mongoengine/pymongo_support.py
index 38332c13..d9c5ee27 100644
--- a/mongoengine/pymongo_support.py
+++ b/mongoengine/pymongo_support.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def count_documents(collection, filter, skip=None, limit=None, hint=None, collat
 
     try:
         return collection.count_documents(filter=filter, **kwargs)
-    except (AttributeError, OperationFailure) as ex:
+    except (AttributeError, OperationFailure):
         # AttributeError - count_documents appeared in pymongo 3.7
         # OperationFailure - accounts for some operators that used to work
         # with .count but are no longer working with count_documents (i.e $geoNear, $near, and $nearSphere)
diff --git a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
index 41b394b4..303271f5 100644
--- a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
+++ b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import pymongo.errors
 from pymongo.collection import ReturnDocument
 from pymongo.common import validate_read_preference
 import six
-from pymongo.errors import OperationFailure
 from six import iteritems
 
 from mongoengine import signals