diff --git a/src/COLLOID/pair_brownian.cpp b/src/COLLOID/pair_brownian.cpp
index e1ef7ceb87..9eecffac21 100644
--- a/src/COLLOID/pair_brownian.cpp
+++ b/src/COLLOID/pair_brownian.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ void PairBrownian::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
 
   // This section of code adjusts R0/RT0/RS0 if necessary due to changes
   // in the volume fraction as a result of fix deform or moving walls
-  
   double dims[3], wallcoord;
   if (flagVF)                             // Flag for volume fraction corrections
     if (flagdeform || flagwall == 2) {    // Possible changes in volume fraction
@@ -136,12 +135,10 @@ void PairBrownian::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
 
   prethermostat = sqrt(24.0 * force->boltz * t_target / update->dt);
   prethermostat *= sqrt(force->vxmu2f / force->ftm2v / force->mvv2e);
-  
   inum = list->inum;
   ilist = list->ilist;
   numneigh = list->numneigh;
   firstneigh = list->firstneigh;
-  
   for (ii = 0; ii < inum; ii++) {
     i = ilist[ii];
     xtmp = x[i][0];
@@ -164,7 +161,6 @@ void PairBrownian::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
         torque[i][2] += prethermostat * sqrt(RT0) * (random->uniform() - 0.5);
       }
     }
-    
     if (!flagHI) continue;
 
     for (jj = 0; jj < jnum; jj++) {
@@ -238,7 +234,6 @@ void PairBrownian::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
           fz += Fbmag * randr * p2[2];
 
           randr = random->uniform() - 0.5;
-          
 	  fx += Fbmag * randr * p3[0];
           fy += Fbmag * randr * p3[1];
           fz += Fbmag * randr * p3[2];
@@ -249,7 +244,6 @@ void PairBrownian::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
         fx = vxmu2f * fx;
         fy = vxmu2f * fy;
         fz = vxmu2f * fz;
-	
         // sum to total force
 
         f[i][0] -= fx;
@@ -302,13 +296,11 @@ void PairBrownian::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
           // force in each direction
 
           randr = random->uniform() - 0.5;
-          
 	  tx = Fbmag * randr * p2[0];
           ty = Fbmag * randr * p2[1];
           tz = Fbmag * randr * p2[2];
 
           randr = random->uniform() - 0.5;
-          
 	  tx += Fbmag * randr * p3[0];
           ty += Fbmag * randr * p3[1];
           tz += Fbmag * randr * p3[2];
@@ -331,7 +323,7 @@ void PairBrownian::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
       }
     }
   }
-    
+ 
   if (vflag_fdotr) virial_fdotr_compute();
 }