diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index 790477c085e0..d02e3e31ed29 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ static int cvm_oct_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-
 	cvm_oct_configure_common_hw();
 
 	cvmx_helper_initialize_packet_io_global();
@@ -937,7 +936,6 @@ static int cvm_oct_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	cvmx_pko_shutdown();
 
 	cvmx_ipd_free_ptr();