diff --git a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/PLY/PLY_writer.h b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/PLY/PLY_writer.h
index af8d2fc3ea2..cec8e1b539e 100644
--- a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/PLY/PLY_writer.h
+++ b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/PLY/PLY_writer.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void print(std::ostream& stream, const Index& index)
     {
-        write(stream, to_double(get(m_pmap, index).x())); 
+        write(stream, to_double(get(m_pmap, index).x()));
         if (get_mode(stream) == CGAL::IO::ASCII) {
             stream << " ";
         }
diff --git a/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/IO/PLY.h b/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/IO/PLY.h
index fe482b997c7..869de8aea91 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/IO/PLY.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/IO/PLY.h
@@ -458,10 +458,10 @@ bool fill_simplex_specific_header(std::ostream& os,
          << "property double y" << std::endl
          << "property double z" << std::endl;
 
-     
+
       printers.push_back(new Double_coordinate_printer<VIndex, Point_map>(sm.points()));
     }
-    
+
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -957,6 +957,8 @@ namespace IO {
 /// \cgalNamedParamsEnd
 ///
 /// \returns `true` if writing was successful, `false` otherwise.
+
+
 template <typename P,
           typename CGAL_NP_TEMPLATE_PARAMETERS>
 bool write_PLY(std::ostream& os,