diff --git a/commons-digester3-core/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/digester3/substitution/VariableExpansionTestCase.java b/commons-digester3-core/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/digester3/substitution/VariableExpansionTestCase.java
index 6f4252aa0..1eb69da56 100644
--- a/commons-digester3-core/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/digester3/substitution/VariableExpansionTestCase.java
+++ b/commons-digester3-core/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/digester3/substitution/VariableExpansionTestCase.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 public class VariableExpansionTestCase
 {
 
-
     // method used in tests4
     private final LinkedList<SimpleTestBean> simpleTestBeans = new LinkedList<>();