diff --git a/src/coffea/nanoevents/__init__.py b/src/coffea/nanoevents/__init__.py
index 8e66d8044..27916975e 100644
--- a/src/coffea/nanoevents/__init__.py
+++ b/src/coffea/nanoevents/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-"""NanoEvents and helpers
-
-"""
+"""NanoEvents and helpers"""
 
 from coffea.nanoevents.factory import NanoEventsFactory
 from coffea.nanoevents.schemas import (
diff --git a/src/coffea/processor/__init__.py b/src/coffea/processor/__init__.py
index 5f2a38238..57de5d28f 100644
--- a/src/coffea/processor/__init__.py
+++ b/src/coffea/processor/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-"""A framework for analysis scale-out
-
-
-"""
+"""A framework for analysis scale-out"""
 
 from .processor import ProcessorABC
 
diff --git a/src/coffea/util.py b/src/coffea/util.py
index bfb0b5119..612dda1e4 100644
--- a/src/coffea/util.py
+++ b/src/coffea/util.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-"""Utility functions
-
-"""
+"""Utility functions"""
 
 import base64
 import gzip