diff --git a/fgpyo/fasta/builder.py b/fgpyo/fasta/builder.py
index 76f9b5a5..39a3b8a6 100755
--- a/fgpyo/fasta/builder.py
+++ b/fgpyo/fasta/builder.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 from typing import Dict
 from typing import Optional
 
-""" Stubs for pysam imports """
+"""Stubs for pysam imports """
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
     def samtools_dict(*args: Any) -> None:
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.__contig_builders: Dict[str, ContigBuilder] = {}
 
     def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> ContigBuilder:
-        """ Access instance of ContigBuilder by name """
+        """Access instance of ContigBuilder by name """
         return self.__contig_builders[key]
 
     def add(
diff --git a/fgpyo/sam/tests/test_clipping.py b/fgpyo/sam/tests/test_clipping.py
index be49dede..1960a5a8 100755
--- a/fgpyo/sam/tests/test_clipping.py
+++ b/fgpyo/sam/tests/test_clipping.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 def r(start: Optional[int], cigar: Optional[str], strand: Optional[str] = "+") -> AlignedSegment:
-    """ "Constructs a read for testing."""
+    """Constructs a read for testing."""
     builder = SamBuilder()
     if start:
         r1, r2 = builder.add_pair(chrom="chr1", start1=start, cigar1=cigar, strand1=strand)