diff --git a/logstash-core/spec/logstash/settings/writable_directory_spec.rb b/logstash-core/spec/logstash/settings/writable_directory_spec.rb
index ae30e8a9f..be46b28a0 100644
--- a/logstash-core/spec/logstash/settings/writable_directory_spec.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/spec/logstash/settings/writable_directory_spec.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ require "logstash/settings"
 require "tmpdir"
 require "socket" # for UNIXSocket
 
-
-
-
 describe LogStash::Setting::WritableDirectory do
   let(:mode_rx) { 0555 }
   # linux is 108, Macos is 104, so use a safe value