diff --git a/pymodbus/version.py b/pymodbus/version.py
index 1b71a611b..2fc273abd 100644
--- a/pymodbus/version.py
+++ b/pymodbus/version.py
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 version = Version('pymodbus', 2, 4, 0)
 
-
-
 version.__name__ = 'pymodbus'  # fix epydoc error
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #