diff --git a/borgmatic/logger.py b/borgmatic/logger.py
index 5c080594..c2dfefa5 100644
--- a/borgmatic/logger.py
+++ b/borgmatic/logger.py
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ def remove_log_exclude_filter(name):
     Given a unique filter name, remove matching filters from each log handler.
     '''
     for handler in logging.getLogger().handlers:
-        for filter in handler.filters:
-            if getattr(filter, 'name', None) == name:
-                handler.removeFilter(filter)
+        for exclude_filter in handler.filters:
+            if getattr(exclude_filter, 'name', None) == name:
+                handler.removeFilter(exclude_filter)
 
 
 class Logs_suppressed:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_logger.py b/tests/unit/test_logger.py
index 88202840..de356403 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_logger.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_logger.py
@@ -435,21 +435,21 @@ def test_log_prefix_sets_prefix_and_then_restores_original_prefix_after():
 
 
 def test_log_exclude_filter_filter_omits_log_matching_any_attributes():
-    filter = module.Log_exclude_filter('my filter', {'foo': 'bar', 'baz': 'quux'})
+    exclude_filter = module.Log_exclude_filter('my filter', {'foo': 'bar', 'baz': 'quux'})
 
-    assert filter.filter(flexmock(foo='nope', baz='quux')) is False
+    assert exclude_filter.filter(flexmock(foo='nope', baz='quux')) is False
 
 
 def test_log_exclude_filter_filter_includes_log_matching_no_attributes():
-    filter = module.Log_exclude_filter('my filter', {'foo': 'bar', 'baz': 'quux'})
+    exclude_filter = module.Log_exclude_filter('my filter', {'foo': 'bar', 'baz': 'quux'})
 
-    assert filter.filter(flexmock(foo='nope', baz='uh uh')) is True
+    assert exclude_filter.filter(flexmock(foo='nope', baz='uh uh')) is True
 
 
 def test_log_exclude_filter_filter_includes_log_matching_no_attributes_and_in_fact_missing_them_entirely():
-    filter = module.Log_exclude_filter('my filter', {'foo': 'bar', 'baz': 'quux'})
+    exclude_filter = module.Log_exclude_filter('my filter', {'foo': 'bar', 'baz': 'quux'})
 
-    assert filter.filter(flexmock(other='nope', thing='uh uh')) is True
+    assert exclude_filter.filter(flexmock(other='nope', thing='uh uh')) is True
 
 
 def test_add_log_exclude_filter_adds_filter_to_each_handler():