diff --git a/src/doc/reference.md b/src/doc/reference.md
index a3e13acccae28..c5bffd0f0db44 100644
--- a/src/doc/reference.md
+++ b/src/doc/reference.md
@@ -2876,7 +2876,6 @@ operand.
 ```
 # let mut x = 0;
 # let y = 0;
-
 x = y;
 ```