diff --git a/skimage/color/colorconv.py b/skimage/color/colorconv.py
index 726240bd..f4051c99 100644
--- a/skimage/color/colorconv.py
+++ b/skimage/color/colorconv.py
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ def combine_stains(stains, conv_matrix):
 
 def lab2lch(lab):
     """CIE-LAB to CIE-LCH color space conversion.
+
     LCH is the cylindrical representation of the LAB (cartesian) colorspace
 
     Parameters
@@ -1081,6 +1082,7 @@ def lab2lch(lab):
 
 def lch2lab(lch):
     """CIE-LCH to CIE-LAB color space conversion.
+
     LCH is the cylindrical representation of the LAB (cartesian) colorspace
 
     Parameters
diff --git a/skimage/color/delta_e.py b/skimage/color/delta_e.py
index f6ff87a5..8029116b 100644
--- a/skimage/color/delta_e.py
+++ b/skimage/color/delta_e.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def _arctan2pi(b, a):
 
 
 def deltaE_cie76(lab1, lab2):
-    """Euclidian distance between two points in in Lab color space
+    """Euclidian distance between two points in Lab color space
 
     Parameters
     ----------