diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase_sapling.py b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase_sapling.py
index 6aac42136..d5d130329 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase_sapling.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase_sapling.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 import inspect
 import os
 
+# To keep pyflakes happy
+WalletShieldCoinbaseTest = object
+
 cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())))
 execfile(os.path.join(cwd, 'wallet_shieldcoinbase.py'))
 
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase_sprout.py b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase_sprout.py
index 77ca7487b..619ae7caf 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase_sprout.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase_sprout.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 import inspect
 import os
 
+# To keep pyflakes happy
+WalletShieldCoinbaseTest = object
+
 cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())))
 execfile(os.path.join(cwd, 'wallet_shieldcoinbase.py'))