diff --git a/sorting/merge_sort.cpp b/sorting/merge_sort.cpp
index c28a28fe6..32ca1863d 100644
--- a/sorting/merge_sort.cpp
+++ b/sorting/merge_sort.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  *  Merge Sort is a divide and conquer algorithm
  *  
  */
-
 #include <iostream>
 
 /**