diff --git a/dist/tools/buildsystem_sanity_check/check.sh b/dist/tools/buildsystem_sanity_check/check.sh
index d1c5d8e55522..09c822a4be36 100755
--- a/dist/tools/buildsystem_sanity_check/check.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/buildsystem_sanity_check/check.sh
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ check_tests_application_path() {
     find tests/ -type f "${patterns[@]}" | error_with_message "Invalid application path in tests/"
 }
 
-
 error_on_input() {
     ! grep ''
 }