diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/6927-pylint-comments.yml b/changelogs/fragments/6927-pylint-comments.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..495a12eb5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/6927-pylint-comments.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - gitlab_runner - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6927).
+  - keyring - minor refactor removing unnecessary code statements (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6927).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/copr.py b/plugins/modules/copr.py
index f60a7b6e66..157a6c1605 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/copr.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/copr.py
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ except ImportError:
 from ansible.module_utils.common import respawn
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.error import HTTPError
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
-from ansible.module_utils import distro  # pylint: disable=import-error
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule  # pylint: disable=import-error
-from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url  # pylint: disable=import-error
+from ansible.module_utils import distro
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url
 
 
 def _respawn_dnf():
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gitlab_runner.py b/plugins/modules/gitlab_runner.py
index 2bfb3bf3d7..4bcbedda11 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gitlab_runner.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gitlab_runner.py
@@ -210,13 +210,6 @@ from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.gitlab import (
 )
 
 
-try:
-    cmp  # pylint: disable=used-before-assignment
-except NameError:
-    def cmp(a, b):
-        return (a > b) - (a < b)
-
-
 class GitLabRunner(object):
     def __init__(self, module, gitlab_instance, group=None, project=None):
         self._module = module
@@ -302,7 +295,7 @@ class GitLabRunner(object):
                     list1.sort()
                     list2 = arguments[arg_key]
                     list2.sort()
-                    if cmp(list1, list2):
+                    if list1 != list2:
                         setattr(runner, arg_key, arguments[arg_key])
                         changed = True
                 else:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/keyring.py b/plugins/modules/keyring.py
index ada22ed581..8329b727bd 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/keyring.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/keyring.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def del_passphrase(module):
     try:
         keyring.delete_password(module.params["service"], module.params["username"])
         return None
-    except keyring.errors.KeyringLocked as keyring_locked_err:  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
+    except keyring.errors.KeyringLocked:
         delete_argument = (
             'echo "%s" | gnome-keyring-daemon --unlock\nkeyring del %s %s\n'
             % (
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def set_passphrase(module):
             module.params["user_password"],
         )
         return None
-    except keyring.errors.KeyringLocked as keyring_locked_err:  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
+    except keyring.errors.KeyringLocked:
         set_argument = (
             'echo "%s" | gnome-keyring-daemon --unlock\nkeyring set %s %s\n%s\n'
             % (