diff --git a/Modules/readline.c b/Modules/readline.c
index ae3e14365f7..bcd34f70c1c 100644
--- a/Modules/readline.c
+++ b/Modules/readline.c
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ on_hook(PyObject *func)
     return result;
 }
 
-
 static int
 #if defined(_RL_FUNCTION_TYPEDEF)
 on_startup_hook(void)