diff --git a/skimage/io/_plugins/pil_plugin.py b/skimage/io/_plugins/pil_plugin.py
index 406cafba..eb6467df 100644
--- a/skimage/io/_plugins/pil_plugin.py
+++ b/skimage/io/_plugins/pil_plugin.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ def pil_to_ndarray(im, dtype=None):
     ----------
     Refer to ``imread``.
 
-   
     """
     fp = im.fp if hasattr(im, 'fp') else None
     if im.mode == 'P':