diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/handlers.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/handlers.py
index 76711eaa4ddc..f66be5c0e1ff 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/handlers.py
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ def create_catalog_data_for_signal(course_key: CourseKey) -> Optional[CourseCata
                 enrollment_start=course.enrollment_start,
                 enrollment_end=course.enrollment_end,
             ),
-            effort=CourseDetails.fetch_about_attribute(course_key, 'effort'),
             hidden=course.catalog_visibility in ['about', 'none'] or course_key.deprecated,
             invitation_only=course.invitation_only,
         )
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/tests/test_handlers.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/tests/test_handlers.py
index 943fe4aab2cd..8cb4c60018c5 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/tests/test_handlers.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/signals/tests/test_handlers.py
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ def setUp(self):
                 end=None,
                 enrollment_start=None,
                 enrollment_end=None),
-            short_description=None,
-            effort=None,
             hidden=False,
             invitation_only=False
         )
diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index 763da41af36d..d92aa0c7a48d 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -2748,7 +2748,10 @@ def _should_send_learning_badge_events(settings):
     "enabled",
 )
 
-# If the consumer encounters this many consecutive errors, exit with an error. This is intended to be used in a context where a management system (such as Kubernetes) will relaunch the consumer automatically.
+# If the consumer encounters this many consecutive errors, exit with an error. 
+# This is intended to be used in a context where a management system (such as Kubernetes)
+# will relaunch the consumer automatically.
+
 #EVENT_BUS_REDIS_CONSUMER_CONSECUTIVE_ERRORS_LIMIT (defaults to None)
 
 # How long the consumer should wait for new entries in a stream.
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/grades/events.py b/lms/djangoapps/grades/events.py
index 7a02bb7d7bb5..538f3b34eef3 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/grades/events.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/grades/events.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def course_grade_now_failed(user, course_id):
     else:
         COURSE_PASSING_STATUS_UPDATED.send_event(
             course_passing_status=CoursePassingStatusData(
-                status = CoursePassingStatusData.FAILING,
+                status=CoursePassingStatusData.FAILING,
                 user=UserData(
                     pii=UserPersonalData(
                         username=user.username,
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/grades/tests/test_events.py b/lms/djangoapps/grades/tests/test_events.py
index e94596e07b2e..906b0d23ee00 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/grades/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/grades/tests/test_events.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def test_persistent_grade_event_emitted(self):
         )
 
 
-class CoursePassingStatusEventsTest(SharedModuleStoreTestCase, OpenEdxEventsTestMixin): # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
+class CoursePassingStatusEventsTest(SharedModuleStoreTestCase, OpenEdxEventsTestMixin):  # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
     ENABLED_OPENEDX_EVENTS = [
         "org.openedx.learning.course.passing.status.updated.v1",
     ]
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def test_course_passing_status_updated_emitted(self):
         )
 
 
-class CCXCoursePassingStatusEventsTest( # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
+class CCXCoursePassingStatusEventsTest(  # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
     SharedModuleStoreTestCase, OpenEdxEventsTestMixin
 ):
     ENABLED_OPENEDX_EVENTS = [
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 27b4b2506f09..ebd3ec8b6115 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -5275,6 +5275,7 @@ def _make_locale_paths(settings):  # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
 EVENT_BUS_REDIS_CONNECTION_URL = "redis://:password@edx.devstack.redis:6379/"
 EVENT_BUS_TOPIC_PREFIX = "dev"
 
+
 def _should_send_learning_badge_events(settings):
     return settings.FEATURES['BADGES_ENABLED']
 
@@ -5316,7 +5317,9 @@ def _should_send_learning_badge_events(settings):
     "enabled",
 )
 
-# If the consumer encounters this many consecutive errors, exit with an error. This is intended to be used in a context where a management system (such as Kubernetes) will relaunch the consumer automatically.
+# If the consumer encounters this many consecutive errors, exit with an error.
+# This is intended to be used in a context where a management system (such as Kubernetes)
+# will relaunch the consumer automatically.
 #EVENT_BUS_REDIS_CONSUMER_CONSECUTIVE_ERRORS_LIMIT (defaults to None)
 
 # How long the consumer should wait for new entries in a stream.
diff --git a/lms/envs/production.py b/lms/envs/production.py
index 478d51bec7ca..554e8859de7a 100644
--- a/lms/envs/production.py
+++ b/lms/envs/production.py
@@ -1087,4 +1087,4 @@ def get_env_setting(setting):
 ############## Event bus producer ##############
 EVENT_BUS_PRODUCER_CONFIG = merge_producer_configs(
     EVENT_BUS_PRODUCER_CONFIG, ENV_TOKENS.get("EVENT_BUS_PRODUCER_CONFIG", {})
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)