diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb
index 224394e17b897..e32af4fb5e3f1 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoding.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class JSONGemEncoder # :nodoc:
 
         def initialize(options = nil)
           @options = options || {}
-          
         end
 
         # Encode the given object into a JSON string