diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs b/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
index 5bfadea96e..acce1cdd4c 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
@@ -3944,7 +3944,6 @@ where
                             );
                         }
 
-                        let definition = self.semantic_model.scope().get(name);
                         self.handle_node_store(
                             name,
                             &Expr::Name(ast::ExprName {
@@ -3979,11 +3978,6 @@ where
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-
-                        if let Some(binding_id) = definition {
-                            let scope = self.semantic_model.scope_mut();
-                            scope.add(name, binding_id);
-                        }
                     }
                     None => walk_excepthandler(self, excepthandler),
                 }
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/mod.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/mod.rs
index 11c6414b7f..ba63fe6ef0 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/mod.rs
@@ -311,6 +311,20 @@ mod tests {
     "#,
         "del_shadowed_local_import_in_local_scope"
     )]
+    #[test_case(
+        r#"
+        def f():
+            x = 1
+
+            try:
+                1 / 0
+            except Exception as x:
+                pass
+
+            print(x)
+            "#,
+        "print_after_shadowing_except"
+    )]
     fn contents(contents: &str, snapshot: &str) {
         let diagnostics = test_snippet(contents, &Settings::for_rules(&Linter::Pyflakes));
         assert_messages!(snapshot, diagnostics);
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/snapshots/ruff__rules__pyflakes__tests__print_after_shadowing_except.snap b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/snapshots/ruff__rules__pyflakes__tests__print_after_shadowing_except.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70f280d1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/snapshots/ruff__rules__pyflakes__tests__print_after_shadowing_except.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/mod.rs
+---
+<filename>:7:25: F841 [*] Local variable `x` is assigned to but never used
+  |
+5 |     try:
+6 |         1 / 0
+7 |     except Exception as x:
+  |                         ^ F841
+8 |         pass
+  |
+  = help: Remove assignment to unused variable `x`
+
+ℹ Suggested fix
+4 4 | 
+5 5 |     try:
+6 6 |         1 / 0
+7   |-    except Exception as x:
+  7 |+    except Exception:
+8 8 |         pass
+9 9 | 
+10 10 |     print(x)
+
+<filename>:10:11: F821 Undefined name `x`
+   |
+ 8 |         pass
+ 9 | 
+10 |     print(x)
+   |           ^ F821
+   |
+
+