diff --git a/src/serac/numerics/functional/element_restriction.cpp b/src/serac/numerics/functional/element_restriction.cpp
index e817a2362..d5e721312 100644
--- a/src/serac/numerics/functional/element_restriction.cpp
+++ b/src/serac/numerics/functional/element_restriction.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ axom::Array<DoF, 2, axom::MemorySpace::Host> GetFaceDofs(const serac::fes_t* fes
   std::vector<Array2D<int> >     local_face_dofs = geom_local_face_dofs(p);
   std::vector<std::vector<int> > lex_perm        = lexicographic_permutations(p);
 
-  // sam: this function contains several comments that relate to an investigation into adopting 
+  // sam: this function contains several comments that relate to an investigation into adopting
   //      mfem's FaceNbrData pattern (which ended up being too invasive to implement initially).
   //      I leave some of the commented code here so Julian's recommendations are not lost.
   //
diff --git a/src/serac/numerics/functional/interior_face_integral_kernels.hpp b/src/serac/numerics/functional/interior_face_integral_kernels.hpp
index 408e03b95..83842deee 100644
--- a/src/serac/numerics/functional/interior_face_integral_kernels.hpp
+++ b/src/serac/numerics/functional/interior_face_integral_kernels.hpp
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ void evaluation_kernel_impl(trial_element_type trial_elements, test_element, dou
 
   // for each element in the domain
   for (uint32_t e = 0; e < num_elements; e++) {
-
     // load the jacobians and positions for each quadrature point in this element
     auto J_e = J[e];
     auto x_e = x[e];