diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9b2613ef..14e2793e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest==8.0.0",
     "pytest-sugar==1.0.0",
     "pytest-instafail==0.5.0",
-    "flake8==7.1.1",
+    "flake8==7.2.0",
     "flake8-bugbear==24.12.12",
     "flake8-encodings==0.5.1",
     "flake8-comprehensions==3.16.0",
diff --git a/scripts/capa2yara.py b/scripts/capa2yara.py
index 321fa798..0315d60e 100644
--- a/scripts/capa2yara.py
+++ b/scripts/capa2yara.py
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ def convert_rule(rule, rulename, cround, depth):
     depth += 1
     logger.info("recursion depth: %d", depth)
 
-    global var_names
-
     def do_statement(s_type, kid):
         yara_strings = ""
         yara_condition = ""