diff --git a/tests/test_spider_yield_seeds.py b/tests/test_spider_yield_seeds.py
index 44030abd0..67b2857dd 100644
--- a/tests/test_spider_yield_seeds.py
+++ b/tests/test_spider_yield_seeds.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class MainTestCase(TestCase):
     async def test_exception_before_yield(self):
         async def yield_seeds(spider):
             raise RuntimeError
-            yield
+            yield  # pylint: disable=unreachable
 
         with LogCapture() as log:
             await self._test_yield_seeds(yield_seeds, [])
diff --git a/tests/test_spidermiddleware_process_seeds.py b/tests/test_spidermiddleware_process_seeds.py
index fccdca0f1..10dd560fa 100644
--- a/tests/test_spidermiddleware_process_seeds.py
+++ b/tests/test_spidermiddleware_process_seeds.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class MainTestCase(TestCase):
     async def test_exception_before_yield(self):
         async def process_seeds(mw, seeds):
             raise RuntimeError
-            yield
+            yield  # pylint: disable=unreachable
 
         with LogCapture() as log:
             await self._test_process_seeds(process_seeds, [])