diff --git a/src/globus_cli/commands/api.py b/src/globus_cli/commands/api.py
index d2ac0cef8..b797be551 100644
--- a/src/globus_cli/commands/api.py
+++ b/src/globus_cli/commands/api.py
@@ -454,5 +454,6 @@ def service_command(
 
 for service_name_ in CLI_SCOPE_REQUIREMENTS:
     api_command.add_command(build_command(service_name_))
+del service_name_
 
 api_command.add_command(build_command("gcs"))