diff --git a/provider/mem/mem.go b/provider/mem/mem.go
index 82964b756f..43fe45f997 100644
--- a/provider/mem/mem.go
+++ b/provider/mem/mem.go
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ func (a *Alerts) GetPending() provider.AlertIterator {
 		ch   = make(chan *types.Alert, alertChannelLength)
 		done = make(chan struct{})
 	)
-
 	a.mtx.Lock()
 	defer a.mtx.Unlock()
 	alerts := a.alerts.List()