diff --git a/Modules/stropmodule.c b/Modules/stropmodule.c
index e13538ac251..234a4dd42be 100644
--- a/Modules/stropmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/stropmodule.c
@@ -621,7 +621,6 @@ strop_capitalize(self, args)
 static char expandtabs__doc__[] =
 "expandtabs(string, [tabsize]) -> string\n\
 \n\
-
 Expand tabs in a string, i.e. replace them by one or more spaces,\n\
 depending on the current column and the given tab size (default 8).\n\
 The column number is reset to zero after each newline occurring in the\n\