diff --git a/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.acks2 b/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.acks2
index 03a486a41b..54199b8044 100644
--- a/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.acks2
+++ b/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.acks2
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ fix             2 all nvt temp 300 300 50.0
 
 timestep        0.5
 thermo          10
-thermo_style    custom step temp press density vol 
+thermo_style    custom step temp press density vol
 
 run 20
diff --git a/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.acks2.field b/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.acks2.field
index 6450d026f1..9b0678422e 100644
--- a/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.acks2.field
+++ b/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.acks2.field
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ velocity all create 300.0 4928459 rot yes dist gaussian
 fix             1 all acks2/reaxff 1 0.0 10.0 1.0e-6 reaxff maxiter 1000
 fix             2 all nvt temp 300 300 50.0
 fix             3 all efield 0.0 0.0 1.0
-fix 	        4 all wall/reflect zlo EDGE zhi EDGE
+fix             4 all wall/reflect zlo EDGE zhi EDGE
 
 timestep        0.5
 thermo          10
-thermo_style    custom step temp press density vol 
+thermo_style    custom step temp press density vol
 
 run 20
diff --git a/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.qeq b/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.qeq
index dd8a50e59f..85a56a0e60 100644
--- a/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.qeq
+++ b/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.qeq
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ fix             2 all nvt temp 300 300 50.0
 
 timestep        0.5
 thermo          10
-thermo_style    custom step temp press density vol 
+thermo_style    custom step temp press density vol
 
 run 20
diff --git a/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.qeq.field b/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.qeq.field
index 3a08e14083..54b68ea898 100644
--- a/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.qeq.field
+++ b/examples/reaxff/water/in.water.qeq.field
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ velocity all create 300.0 4928459 rot yes dist gaussian
 
 fix             1 all qeq/reaxff 1 0.0 10.0 1.0e-6 reaxff maxiter 400
 fix             2 all nvt temp 300 300 50.0
-fix		3 all efield 0.0 0.0 1.0
-fix 	        4 all wall/reflect zlo EDGE zhi EDGE
+fix             3 all efield 0.0 0.0 1.0
+fix             4 all wall/reflect zlo EDGE zhi EDGE
 
 timestep        0.5
 thermo          10
-thermo_style    custom step temp press density vol 
+thermo_style    custom step temp press density vol
 
 run 20