diff --git a/grudge/symbolic/compiler.py b/grudge/symbolic/compiler.py
index ce8962358f73888ae97c21455d42da5dbd64dac3..4a8ee89e87571694da9e4487e3c11b5be0e4900e 100644
--- a/grudge/symbolic/compiler.py
+++ b/grudge/symbolic/compiler.py
@@ -1287,6 +1287,7 @@ class OperatorCompiler(mappers.IdentityMapper):
         else:
             # If it's not a C-level function, it shouldn't get muddled up into
             # a vector math expression.
+
             return self.assign_to_new_var(
                     codegen_state,
                     type(expr)(
diff --git a/grudge/symbolic/primitives.py b/grudge/symbolic/primitives.py
index 571547fd2dd81f45da210ed1582ecdc3f62b369a..d35da7c00648c63fdfa649544439114e5d184dfd 100644
--- a/grudge/symbolic/primitives.py
+++ b/grudge/symbolic/primitives.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ from pytools.obj_array import join_fields, make_obj_array  # noqa
 
 
 class ExpressionBase(pymbolic.primitives.Expression):
-
     def stringifier(self):
         from grudge.symbolic.mappers import StringifyMapper
         return StringifyMapper