diff --git a/tests/stubs.py b/tests/stubs.py
index 381ccea7d..ab642160f 100644
--- a/tests/stubs.py
+++ b/tests/stubs.py
@@ -258,14 +258,16 @@ class MessageModule:
 
     """A drop-in replacement for qutebrowser.utils.message."""
 
-    def error(self, _win_id, message, _immediately=False):
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+
+    def error(self, _win_id, message, immediately=False):
         """Log an error to the message logger."""
         logging.getLogger('message').error(message)
 
-    def warning(self, _win_id, message, _immediately=False):
+    def warning(self, _win_id, message, immediately=False):
         """Log a warning to the message logger."""
         logging.getLogger('message').warning(message)
 
-    def info(self, _win_id, message, _immediately=True):
+    def info(self, _win_id, message, immediately=True):
         """Log an info message to the message logger."""
         logging.getLogger('message').info(message)