diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp
index cb7cb366be902000f7371dcd15dd9eca22bcc199..f4eeeb9529a387eca72feec1315d869d3ede8023 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ void HDF5Common::ReadMe(Variable<T> &variable, T *data_array, hid_t h5type)
 {
     hid_t datasetID = H5Dopen(m_Group_id, variable.m_Name.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT);
 
-
     if (datasetID < 0)
     {
         return;
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h
index 19b405fa93dfd1f5404152f926d019a4a1a4d7a0..aa2cd36d9ca062318bc083a8c4dccb341394b905 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ public:
     int GetNumTimeSteps();
     void WriteTimeSteps();
 
-    //template <class T>
-    //void ReadMe(Variable<T> &variable, T *data_array, hid_t h5type);
+    // template <class T>
+    // void ReadMe(Variable<T> &variable, T *data_array, hid_t h5type);
 
     // void ReadFromHDF5(const char* name, void* data_array);