diff --git a/src/force.cpp b/src/force.cpp
index 928b95ee78..333a6e4715 100644
--- a/src/force.cpp
+++ b/src/force.cpp
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ void _noopt Force::create_factories()
 
 Force::~Force()
 {
-  delete [] pair_style;
-  delete [] bond_style;
-  delete [] angle_style;
-  delete [] dihedral_style;
-  delete [] improper_style;
-  delete [] kspace_style;
+  delete[] pair_style;
+  delete[] bond_style;
+  delete[] angle_style;
+  delete[] dihedral_style;
+  delete[] improper_style;
+  delete[] kspace_style;
 
-  delete [] pair_restart;
+  delete[] pair_restart;
 
   if (pair) delete pair;
   if (bond) delete bond;
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ void Force::setup()
 
 void Force::create_pair(const std::string &style, int trysuffix)
 {
-  delete [] pair_style;
+  delete[] pair_style;
   if (pair) delete pair;
-  if (pair_restart) delete [] pair_restart;
+  if (pair_restart) delete[] pair_restart;
   pair_style = nullptr;
   pair = nullptr;
   pair_restart = nullptr;
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ char *Force::pair_match_ptr(Pair *ptr)
 
 void Force::create_bond(const std::string &style, int trysuffix)
 {
-  delete [] bond_style;
+  delete[] bond_style;
   if (bond) delete bond;
 
   int sflag;
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ Bond *Force::bond_match(const std::string &style)
 
 void Force::create_angle(const std::string &style, int trysuffix)
 {
-  delete [] angle_style;
+  delete[] angle_style;
   if (angle) delete angle;
 
   int sflag;
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ Angle *Force::angle_match(const std::string &style)
 
 void Force::create_dihedral(const std::string &style, int trysuffix)
 {
-  delete [] dihedral_style;
+  delete[] dihedral_style;
   if (dihedral) delete dihedral;
 
   int sflag;
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ Dihedral *Force::dihedral_match(const std::string &style)
 
 void Force::create_improper(const std::string &style, int trysuffix)
 {
-  delete [] improper_style;
+  delete[] improper_style;
   if (improper) delete improper;
 
   int sflag;
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ Improper *Force::improper_match(const std::string &style)
 
 void Force::create_kspace(const std::string &style, int trysuffix)
 {
-  delete [] kspace_style;
+  delete[] kspace_style;
   if (kspace) delete kspace;
 
   int sflag;
diff --git a/src/pair_hybrid.cpp b/src/pair_hybrid.cpp
index 8c0326d7b8..6287fb97db 100644
--- a/src/pair_hybrid.cpp
+++ b/src/pair_hybrid.cpp
@@ -50,20 +50,20 @@ PairHybrid::~PairHybrid()
   if (nstyles > 0) {
     for (int m = 0; m < nstyles; m++) {
       delete styles[m];
-      delete [] keywords[m];
-      if (special_lj[m])   delete [] special_lj[m];
-      if (special_coul[m]) delete [] special_coul[m];
+      delete[] keywords[m];
+      if (special_lj[m])   delete[] special_lj[m];
+      if (special_coul[m]) delete[] special_coul[m];
     }
   }
-  delete [] styles;
-  delete [] keywords;
-  delete [] multiple;
+  delete[] styles;
+  delete[] keywords;
+  delete[] multiple;
 
-  delete [] special_lj;
-  delete [] special_coul;
-  delete [] compute_tally;
+  delete[] special_lj;
+  delete[] special_coul;
+  delete[] compute_tally;
 
-  delete [] svector;
+  delete[] svector;
 
   if (allocated) {
     memory->destroy(setflag);
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void PairHybrid::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
 
   }
 
-  delete [] saved_special;
+  delete[] saved_special;
 
   if (vflag_fdotr) virial_fdotr_compute();
 }
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ void PairHybrid::settings(int narg, char **arg)
   if (nstyles > 0) {
     for (int m = 0; m < nstyles; m++) {
       delete styles[m];
-      delete [] keywords[m];
-      if (special_lj[m])   delete [] special_lj[m];
-      if (special_coul[m]) delete [] special_coul[m];
+      delete[] keywords[m];
+      if (special_lj[m])   delete[] special_lj[m];
+      if (special_coul[m]) delete[] special_coul[m];
     }
     delete[] styles;
     delete[] keywords;
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ void PairHybrid::settings(int narg, char **arg)
 
   // allocate list of sub-styles as big as possibly needed if no extra args
 
-  styles = new Pair*[narg];
-  keywords = new char*[narg];
+  styles = new Pair *[narg];
+  keywords = new char *[narg];
   multiple = new int[narg];
 
   special_lj = new double*[narg];
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ void PairHybrid::init_svector()
     single_extra = MAX(single_extra,styles[m]->single_extra);
 
   if (single_extra) {
-    delete [] svector;
+    delete[] svector;
     svector = new double[single_extra];
   }
 }
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ void PairHybrid::init_style()
       neighbor->requests[i]->iskip = iskip;
       neighbor->requests[i]->ijskip = ijskip;
     } else {
-      delete [] iskip;
+      delete[] iskip;
       memory->destroy(ijskip);
     }
   }