diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
index ae5db4d2c..9f8173644 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
         if len(rooms_to_scan) == 0:
             defer.returnValue([])
 
-
         # _append_room_entry_to_chunk will append to chunk but will stop if
         # len(chunk) > limit
         #