diff --git a/netbox/netbox/graphql/filter_mixins.py b/netbox/netbox/graphql/filter_mixins.py
index 997c1209d..3a24170e3 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/graphql/filter_mixins.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/graphql/filter_mixins.py
@@ -206,5 +206,4 @@ class BaseFilterMixin:
             # filterset.errors is errorDict - return first error as exception
             k, v = next(iter(filterset.errors.items()))
             raise Exception(f"{k}: {v[0]}")
-        qs = filterset.qs
-        return qs
+        return filterset.qs