diff --git a/loopy/kernel/creation.py b/loopy/kernel/creation.py
index cdad141a16369fb9a5e0f235c8fda546581bc8f5..c0c8e73bedbfc368ba78f48c4f8e255a8e532b92 100644
--- a/loopy/kernel/creation.py
+++ b/loopy/kernel/creation.py
@@ -1833,7 +1833,6 @@ def apply_single_writer_depencency_heuristic(kernel, warn_if_used=True):
 
 # {{{ lookup functions
 
-
 class FunctionScoper(IdentityMapper):
     """
     Converts functions known to the kernel as instances of