diff --git a/qiskit_optimization/applications/max_cut.py b/qiskit_optimization/applications/max_cut.py
index a88c4cd5..a38ce3f3 100644
--- a/qiskit_optimization/applications/max_cut.py
+++ b/qiskit_optimization/applications/max_cut.py
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ def parse_gset_format(filename: str) -> np.ndarray:
                     w = np.zeros((n, n))
                     header = False
                 else:
-                    s__, t__, _ = v
+                    s__, t__, w__ = v
                     s__ -= 1  # adjust 1-index
                     t__ -= 1  # ditto
-                    w[s__, t__] = _
+                    w[s__, t__] = w__
                     count += 1
             assert m == count
         w += w.T