diff --git a/readseq.py b/readseq.py
index 8667f86..1250567 100644
--- a/readseq.py
+++ b/readseq.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ def patterns():
         nchar = int(m.group(1))
 #         print 'nchar=', nchar
 
-
         m = re.search('Matrix\s+(.+?);', f, re.M | re.S)
         matrix = m.group(1).strip()
         matrix_lines = matrix.split('\n')