diff --git a/samples/resources/hello.ssml b/samples/resources/hello.ssml
index 9e525c48..df7bf9ee 100644
--- a/samples/resources/hello.ssml
+++ b/samples/resources/hello.ssml
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-
-
- Hello there.
-
+Hello there.
diff --git a/samples/synthesize.js b/samples/synthesize.js
index 86691d81..9d6c36b2 100644
--- a/samples/synthesize.js
+++ b/samples/synthesize.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function synthesizeSsml(ssml, outputFile) {
/**
* TODO(developer): Uncomment the following lines before running the sample.
*/
- // const ssml = 'SSML to synthesize, eg. Hello there." -o hello.mp3`)
.example(`node $0 text-file filename.txt -o output.mp3`)
.example(`node $0 ssml-file filename.ssml -o output.mp3`)
.wrap(120)
diff --git a/samples/system-test/synthesize.test.js b/samples/system-test/synthesize.test.js
index 91405ef1..ad05ce79 100644
--- a/samples/system-test/synthesize.test.js
+++ b/samples/system-test/synthesize.test.js
@@ -23,13 +23,7 @@ const tools = require(`@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools`);
const cmd = `node synthesize.js`;
const cwd = path.join(__dirname, `..`);
const text = `Hello there.`;
-const ssml = `
-
-Hello there.
-`;
+const ssml = `Hello there.`;
const outputFile = `test-output.mp3`;
const files = [`hello.txt`, `hello.ssml`].map(name => {
return {