diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/IO_ConstantRateCounter.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/IO_ConstantRateCounter.cpp
index d1f156c86..e5fd5e5a6 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/IO_ConstantRateCounter.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgParticle/IO_ConstantRateCounter.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #include <osgParticle/ConstantRateCounter>
 
 #include <iostream>