diff --git a/prometheus/desc.go b/prometheus/desc.go
index 60801a0ad..16d9061ef 100644
--- a/prometheus/desc.go
+++ b/prometheus/desc.go
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ func (v2) NewDesc(fqName, help string, variableLabels ConstrainableLabels, const
 	}
 	d.id = xxh.Sum64()
 	d.escapedID = escapedXXH.Sum64()
-
 	// Sort labelNames so that order doesn't matter for the hash.
 	sort.Strings(labelNames)
 	// Now hash together (in this order) the help string and the sorted