--- a/mercurial/streamclone.py	Tue Oct 28 19:07:14 2008 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/streamclone.py	Tue Oct 28 19:25:26 2008 +0100
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
                 total_bytes += size
         finally:
             del l
-    except (lock.LockHeld, lock.LockUnavailable), inst:
+    except (lock.LockHeld, lock.LockUnavailable):
         raise StreamException(2)
 
     yield '0\n'