diff --git a/letsencrypt/cli.py b/letsencrypt/cli.py
index 415b08d81..ab03a576f 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/cli.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/cli.py
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ def create_parser(plugins, args):
 
 # For now unfortunately this constant just needs to match the code below;
 # there isn't an elegant way to autogenerate it in time.
-VERBS = ["run", "auth", "install", "revoke", "rollback", "config_changes",\
+VERBS = ["run", "auth", "install", "revoke", "rollback", "config_changes",
          "plugins"]
 
 
diff --git a/letsencrypt/crypto_util.py b/letsencrypt/crypto_util.py
index ef66c8af2..a0fbb9bf7 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/crypto_util.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/crypto_util.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ from acme import jose
 from letsencrypt import errors
 from letsencrypt import le_util
 
-
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)