diff --git a/src/fix_nve_sphere.cpp b/src/fix_nve_sphere.cpp
index 94397dc6b8..8ece78d011 100644
--- a/src/fix_nve_sphere.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_nve_sphere.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ FixNVESphere::FixNVESphere(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
   FixNVE(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
   if (narg < 3) utils::missing_cmd_args(FLERR, "fix nve/sphere", error);
-  
 
   time_integrate = 1;