diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 214523ac4..387218ef5 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -39,4 +39,3 @@ pdf: $(PDFPAGES)
 	rm $$foo.ps; \
 	echo "converted $< to $@")
 
-
diff --git a/docs/examples/getinfo.c b/docs/examples/getinfo.c
index 7c462b205..eb0cae31f 100644
--- a/docs/examples/getinfo.c
+++ b/docs/examples/getinfo.c
@@ -40,4 +40,3 @@ int main(void)
   }
   return 0;
 }
-
diff --git a/docs/examples/http-post.c b/docs/examples/http-post.c
index bde06c6ea..30ca3536b 100644
--- a/docs/examples/http-post.c
+++ b/docs/examples/http-post.c
@@ -33,4 +33,3 @@ int main(void)
   }
   return 0;
 }
-
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.b32 b/lib/Makefile.b32
index 62eb7df51..4110a9917 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.b32
+++ b/lib/Makefile.b32
@@ -88,4 +88,3 @@ $(LIBCURL_DLL) $(LIBCURL_IMPLIB): $(OBJECTS) $(LINKLIB)
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -e$(LIBCURL_DLL) $**
 	$(IMPLIB) $(LIBCURL_IMPLIB) $(LIBCURL_DLL)
 
-
diff --git a/lib/README.curlx b/lib/README.curlx
index 944330887..13645cb42 100644
--- a/lib/README.curlx
+++ b/lib/README.curlx
@@ -60,4 +60,3 @@ FUTURE
       curlx_mvsprintf
       curlx_mvprintf
       curlx_mvfprintf
-
diff --git a/packages/Solaris/Makefile.am b/packages/Solaris/Makefile.am
index f76b83547..4750a677b 100644
--- a/packages/Solaris/Makefile.am
+++ b/packages/Solaris/Makefile.am
@@ -37,4 +37,3 @@ package:
 	mkdir ./tmp
 	pkgmk -o -d ./tmp
 	pkgtrans -so ./tmp ${top_srcdir}/../${PKGADD_FILE} ${PKGADD_PKG}
-
diff --git a/packages/vms/defines.com b/packages/vms/defines.com
index 320aef3d9..aafebe593 100755
--- a/packages/vms/defines.com
+++ b/packages/vms/defines.com
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ $!
 $!  8-FEB-2005, MSK, changed the openssl, libssl and libcrypto defines
 $!                   to not override previously defined logicals.
 $!
-$!
 $ proc = f$environment( "PROCEDURE")
 $ thisdev = f$parse( proc,,,"DEVICE")
 $ thisdir = f$parse( proc,,,"DIRECTORY") - ".PACKAGES.VMS]"
diff --git a/packages/vms/readme b/packages/vms/readme
index d21b9b97c..bf365c497 100644
--- a/packages/vms/readme
+++ b/packages/vms/readme
@@ -65,4 +65,3 @@ This is not done automatically, since the .MSG file is a hand edit
 of the relevant stuff from the CURL.H file.  If you want to do this
 yourself you'll need the SDL package from the freeware CD.
 
-
diff --git a/sample.emacs b/sample.emacs
index ce5814e4b..c3d05d2bc 100644
--- a/sample.emacs
+++ b/sample.emacs
@@ -44,4 +44,3 @@ nil HOOK is executed and the rest of the hooks are ignored."
 	  '((string-match "other" (buffer-file-name)) . other-c-mode-common-hook))
 ;; Make sure the default style is appended.
 (add-hook 'my-style-selective-mode-hook '(t . my-c-mode-common-hook) t)
-
diff --git a/src/Makefile.b32 b/src/Makefile.b32
index 0875df639..b4677c60c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.b32
+++ b/src/Makefile.b32
@@ -88,4 +88,3 @@ hugehelp.c: hugehelp.c.cvs
 	@$(CP) $** $@
 
 
-