diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index 8bbda9904b..d48e5b26ef 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -1284,7 +1284,6 @@ func (d *Downloader) processHeaders(origin uint64, td, ttd *big.Int, beaconMode
 		gotHeaders = false // Wait for batches of headers to process
 		timer      = time.NewTimer(time.Second)
 	)
-
 	defer timer.Stop()
 
 	for {
diff --git a/ethstats/ethstats.go b/ethstats/ethstats.go
index 0c334df748..c845db1164 100644
--- a/ethstats/ethstats.go
+++ b/ethstats/ethstats.go
@@ -544,7 +544,6 @@ func (s *Service) reportLatency(conn *connWrapper) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Wait for the pong request to arrive back
-
 	timer := time.NewTimer(5 * time.Second)
 	defer timer.Stop()
 
diff --git a/p2p/simulations/mocker.go b/p2p/simulations/mocker.go
index 3e6998e94f..5227e5f996 100644
--- a/p2p/simulations/mocker.go
+++ b/p2p/simulations/mocker.go
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ func startStop(net *Network, quit chan struct{}, nodeCount int) {
 		tick  = time.NewTicker(10 * time.Second)
 		timer = time.NewTimer(3 * time.Second)
 	)
-
 	defer tick.Stop()
 	defer timer.Stop()