diff --git a/cmd/evm/runner.go b/cmd/evm/runner.go
index f7067a4dbe..af169bc833 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/runner.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/runner.go
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ func runCmd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 					os.Exit(1)
 				}
 			}
-
 		} else {
 			hexcode = []byte(codeFlag)
 		}