diff --git a/Lib/test/test_doctest.py b/Lib/test/test_doctest.py
index c40c3892687..f1013f25725 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_doctest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_doctest.py
@@ -2451,8 +2451,7 @@ def test_unittest_reportflags():
     Then the default eporting options are ignored:
 
       >>> result = suite.run(unittest.TestResult())
-    """
-    """
+
     *NOTE*: These doctest are intentionally not placed in raw string to depict
     the trailing whitespace using `\x20` in the diff below.