diff --git a/Lib/test/test_doctest.py b/Lib/test/test_doctest.py
index 6081009006d..4a3c488738d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_doctest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_doctest.py
@@ -2450,8 +2450,7 @@ def test_unittest_reportflags():
     Then the default eporting options are ignored:
 
       >>> result = suite.run(unittest.TestResult())
-    """
-    """
+
     *NOTE*: These doctest are intentionally not placed in raw string to depict
     the trailing whitespace using `\x20` in the diff below.