diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py b/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
index 97a2fc574..d25a6a38f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
@@ -252,12 +252,10 @@ class Binance(Exchange):
                 Path(__file__).parent / 'binance_leverage_tiers.json'
             )
             with open(leverage_tiers_path) as json_file:
-                leverage_tiers = json.load(json_file)
-                return leverage_tiers
+                return json.load(json_file)
         else:
             try:
-                leverage_tiers = self._api.fetch_leverage_tiers()
-                return leverage_tiers
+                return self._api.fetch_leverage_tiers()
             except ccxt.DDoSProtection as e:
                 raise DDosProtection(e) from e
             except (ccxt.NetworkError, ccxt.ExchangeError) as e:
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index 2608b45a6..8c584e177 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -1880,10 +1880,10 @@ class Exchange:
         """
         leverage_tiers = self.load_leverage_tiers()
         for pair, tiers in leverage_tiers.items():
-            tiers = []
+            pair_tiers = []
             for tier in tiers:
-                tiers.append(self.parse_leverage_tier(tier))
-            self._leverage_tiers[pair] = tiers
+                pair_tiers.append(self.parse_leverage_tier(tier))
+            self._leverage_tiers[pair] = pair_tiers
 
     def parse_leverage_tier(self, tier) -> Dict:
         info = tier['info']