diff --git a/synapse/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index 37988716e7..ca2f770f5d 100644
--- a/synapse/http/client.py
+++ b/synapse/http/client.py
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ class SpiderEndpointFactory(object):
         )
 
 
-
 class SpiderHttpClient(SimpleHttpClient):
     """
     Separate HTTP client for spidering arbitrary URLs.