diff --git a/redis/asyncio/cluster.py b/redis/asyncio/cluster.py
index 1f34e03011..a109c0763a 100644
--- a/redis/asyncio/cluster.py
+++ b/redis/asyncio/cluster.py
@@ -1276,13 +1276,13 @@ def set_nodes(
         if remove_old:
             for name in list(old.keys()):
                 if name not in new:
-                    task = asyncio.create_task(old.pop(name).disconnect())  # noqa
+                    asyncio.create_task(old.pop(name).disconnect())
 
         for name, node in new.items():
             if name in old:
                 if old[name] is node:
                     continue
-                task = asyncio.create_task(old[name].disconnect())  # noqa
+                asyncio.create_task(old[name].disconnect())
             old[name] = node
 
     def update_moved_exception(self, exception):