diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py b/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py
index 9e8d7b536..d9d3e4ebb 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import fnmatch
 import io
 import os
diff --git a/python/tests/test_2_increation.py b/python/tests/test_2_increation.py
index 7906b35c9..c7e35119a 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_2_increation.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_2_increation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import os.path
 import shutil
 from filecmp import cmp
diff --git a/python/tests/test_3_offline.py b/python/tests/test_3_offline.py
index bb3c3c12e..e7a1a6231 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_3_offline.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_3_offline.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import os
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone