diff --git a/hw/ip/gpio/dv/env/seq_lib/gpio_smoke_vseq.sv b/hw/ip/gpio/dv/env/seq_lib/gpio_smoke_vseq.sv
index fe9cc23ca9ee8a..bfe4d01352f6b6 100644
--- a/hw/ip/gpio/dv/env/seq_lib/gpio_smoke_vseq.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/gpio/dv/env/seq_lib/gpio_smoke_vseq.sv
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class gpio_smoke_vseq extends gpio_base_vseq;
                                   gpio_o, gpio_o, gpio_oe, gpio_oe), UVM_LOW)
       ral.direct_out.set(gpio_o);
       ral.direct_oe.set(gpio_oe);
-
       csr_update(.csr(ral.direct_out));
       csr_update(.csr(ral.direct_oe));
       // Wait at least one clock cycle