diff --git a/acme/acme/challenges.py b/acme/acme/challenges.py
index 221eb406c..22bda6445 100644
--- a/acme/acme/challenges.py
+++ b/acme/acme/challenges.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class DNS01Response(KeyAuthorizationChallengeResponse):
             from acme import dns_resolver
             txt_records = dns_resolver.txt_records_for_name(
                 validation_domain_name)
-        except ImportError as error:
+        except ImportError:
             raise ImportError("Local validation for 'dns-01' challenges "
                               "requires 'dnspython'")
         exists = validation in txt_records
diff --git a/acme/acme/dns_resolver_test.py b/acme/acme/dns_resolver_test.py
index d1daa2d37..2202ce4e8 100644
--- a/acme/acme/dns_resolver_test.py
+++ b/acme/acme/dns_resolver_test.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TxtRecordsForNameTest(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_dns.return_value = self.create_txt_response('name', ['response'])
         self.assertEqual(['response'],
                          dns_resolver.txt_records_for_name('name'))
-                         
+
     @mock.patch("acme.dns_resolver.dns.resolver.query")
     def test_txt_records_for_name_with_multiple_responses(self, mock_dns):
         mock_dns.return_value = self.create_txt_response(
diff --git a/acme/setup.py b/acme/setup.py
index e00476117..269d9e1fd 100644
--- a/acme/setup.py
+++ b/acme/setup.py
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ setup(
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=install_requires,
     extras_require={
+        'coverage': ['dnspython'],
         'docs': docs_extras,
+        'lint': ['dnspython'],
         'testing': testing_extras + ['dnspython'],
     },
     entry_points={