diff --git a/processor/src/main/resources/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/NestedPropertyMappingMethod.ftl b/processor/src/main/resources/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/NestedPropertyMappingMethod.ftl
index 917182f20..5921682eb 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/resources/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/NestedPropertyMappingMethod.ftl
+++ b/processor/src/main/resources/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/NestedPropertyMappingMethod.ftl
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 -->
 <#lt>private <@includeModel object=returnType/> ${name}(<#list parameters as param><@includeModel object=param/><#if param_has_next>, </#if></#list>) {
-
     if ( ${sourceParameter.name} == null ) {
         return ${returnType.null};
     }
diff --git a/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedsourceproperties/ArtistToChartEntryImpl.java b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedsourceproperties/ArtistToChartEntryImpl.java
index 486fdd6fe..ca3a27297 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedsourceproperties/ArtistToChartEntryImpl.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedsourceproperties/ArtistToChartEntryImpl.java
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ public class ArtistToChartEntryImpl implements ArtistToChartEntry {
     }
 
     private String songArtistLabelStudioCity(Song song) {
-
         if ( song == null ) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ public class ArtistToChartEntryImpl implements ArtistToChartEntry {
     }
 
     private String songArtistLabelStudioName(Song song) {
-
         if ( song == null ) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -153,7 +151,6 @@ public class ArtistToChartEntryImpl implements ArtistToChartEntry {
     }
 
     private String songArtistName(Song song) {
-
         if ( song == null ) {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedtargetproperties/ChartEntryToArtistImpl.java b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedtargetproperties/ChartEntryToArtistImpl.java
index 2e030f22b..181bb89be 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedtargetproperties/ChartEntryToArtistImpl.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedtargetproperties/ChartEntryToArtistImpl.java
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ public class ChartEntryToArtistImpl extends ChartEntryToArtist {
     }
 
     private String chartSongTitle(Chart chart) {
-
         if ( chart == null ) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -245,7 +244,6 @@ public class ChartEntryToArtistImpl extends ChartEntryToArtist {
     }
 
     private String chartSongArtistLabelStudioCity(Chart chart) {
-
         if ( chart == null ) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -273,7 +271,6 @@ public class ChartEntryToArtistImpl extends ChartEntryToArtist {
     }
 
     private String chartSongArtistLabelStudioName(Chart chart) {
-
         if ( chart == null ) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -301,7 +298,6 @@ public class ChartEntryToArtistImpl extends ChartEntryToArtist {
     }
 
     private String chartSongArtistName(Chart chart) {
-
         if ( chart == null ) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -321,7 +317,6 @@ public class ChartEntryToArtistImpl extends ChartEntryToArtist {
     }
 
     private List<Integer> chartSongPositions(Chart chart) {
-
         if ( chart == null ) {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedtargetproperties/FishTankMapperImpl.java b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedtargetproperties/FishTankMapperImpl.java
index 8632961c5..12e5062e9 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedtargetproperties/FishTankMapperImpl.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/resources/fixtures/org/mapstruct/ap/test/nestedtargetproperties/FishTankMapperImpl.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ public class FishTankMapperImpl implements FishTankMapper {
     }
 
     private String fishTankFishType(FishTank fishTank) {
-
         if ( fishTank == null ) {
             return null;
         }