diff --git a/xugrid/ugrid/partitioning.py b/xugrid/ugrid/partitioning.py
index 0cf22a71d..5d5a6e2fb 100644
--- a/xugrid/ugrid/partitioning.py
+++ b/xugrid/ugrid/partitioning.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def merge_data_along_dim(
     indexes: list[np.array],
     merged_grid: UgridType,
 ) -> xr.Dataset:
-    """ "
+    """
     Select variables from the data objects.
     Pad connectivity dims if needed.
     Concatenate along dim.