diff --git a/doc/src/pair_granular.rst b/doc/src/pair_granular.rst
index 6e17d604fd..8cd8e04af5 100644
--- a/doc/src/pair_granular.rst
+++ b/doc/src/pair_granular.rst
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ user-specified damping coefficient in the *normal* model:
    \eta_n = \eta_{n0}
 
 Here, :math:`\eta_{n0}` is the damping coefficient specified for the normal
-contact model, in units of *mass*\ /\ *time*\ . 
+contact model, in units of *mass*\ /\ *time*\ .
 
 For *damping mass_velocity*, the normal damping is given by:
 
diff --git a/src/GRANULAR/gran_sub_mod_damping.cpp b/src/GRANULAR/gran_sub_mod_damping.cpp
index 13041b1a0b..da9aa81079 100644
--- a/src/GRANULAR/gran_sub_mod_damping.cpp
+++ b/src/GRANULAR/gran_sub_mod_damping.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ double GranSubModDampingVelocity::calculate_forces()
     } else {
       damp_prefactor = damp;
     }
-  } else { 
+  } else {
     damp_prefactor = damp;
   }
   return -damp_prefactor * gm->vnnr;