diff --git a/packaging/dpkg/debian/.gitignore b/packaging/dpkg/debian/.gitignore
index c1d6b693e36..75421fee863 100644
--- a/packaging/dpkg/debian/.gitignore
+++ b/packaging/dpkg/debian/.gitignore
@@ -27,4 +27,3 @@ zeroc-icebox/*
 zeroc-icegrid/*
 zeroc-icegridgui/*
 zeroc-icepatch2/*
-
diff --git a/packaging/dpkg/debian/BuildInstructions.md b/packaging/dpkg/debian/BuildInstructions.md
index 11604bbf323..e687ce13246 100644
--- a/packaging/dpkg/debian/BuildInstructions.md
+++ b/packaging/dpkg/debian/BuildInstructions.md
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ repository.
 
 ## Building the Ice packages
 
-
     $ cd ice-debian-packaging
     $ gbp buildpackage
 
diff --git a/packaging/dpkg/debian/README b/packaging/dpkg/debian/README
index 120c3e791dc..00f867121f9 100644
--- a/packaging/dpkg/debian/README
+++ b/packaging/dpkg/debian/README
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Feature highlights:
      communications through firewalls
    - IcePatch2, an efficient software distribution and patching service
 
-
 Getting Started with Ice on Linux
 ---------------------------------
 
diff --git a/packaging/dpkg/debian/libzeroc-ice3.8.postrm b/packaging/dpkg/debian/libzeroc-ice3.8.postrm
index 95258e034df..633485bf2e4 100644
--- a/packaging/dpkg/debian/libzeroc-ice3.8.postrm
+++ b/packaging/dpkg/debian/libzeroc-ice3.8.postrm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 if [ "$1" = "purge" ]; then
     # We remove /var/lib/ice on purge
     rm -rf /var/lib/ice
-    
+
     # Remove /var/lib/ice override
     dpkg-statoverride --remove /var/lib/ice >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || true