diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/account.py b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
index 8272dc965..fde031564 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/account.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class Account:
 
         assert dc_chatlist != ffi.NULL
         chatlist = []
-        for i in range(0, lib.dc_chatlist_get_cnt(dc_chatlist)):
+        for i in range(lib.dc_chatlist_get_cnt(dc_chatlist)):
             chat_id = lib.dc_chatlist_get_chat_id(dc_chatlist, i)
             chatlist.append(Chat(self, chat_id))
         return chatlist
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/cutil.py b/python/src/deltachat/cutil.py
index ad9810219..f907166b9 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/cutil.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/cutil.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def as_dc_charpointer(obj):
 
 
 def iter_array(dc_array_t, constructor: Callable[[int], T]) -> Generator[T, None, None]:
-    for i in range(0, lib.dc_array_get_cnt(dc_array_t)):
+    for i in range(lib.dc_array_get_cnt(dc_array_t)):
         yield constructor(lib.dc_array_get_id(dc_array_t, i))
 
 
diff --git a/python/tests/bench_test_setup.py b/python/tests/bench_test_setup.py
index 5dc5e3877..ef750550f 100644
--- a/python/tests/bench_test_setup.py
+++ b/python/tests/bench_test_setup.py
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ class TestEmpty:
     def test_prepare_setup_measurings(self, acfactory):
         acfactory.get_online_accounts(BENCH_NUM)
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("num", range(0, BENCH_NUM + 1))
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("num", range(BENCH_NUM + 1))
     def test_setup_online_accounts(self, acfactory, num):
         acfactory.get_online_accounts(num)