diff --git a/docs/usermanual-getting-started.xml b/docs/usermanual-getting-started.xml
index 7f53ee193..a546ae5ee 100644
--- a/docs/usermanual-getting-started.xml
+++ b/docs/usermanual-getting-started.xml
@@ -322,6 +322,5 @@
       HarfBuzz's API to refine and extend the example and improve its
       text-shaping capabilities.
     </para>
-
   </section>
 </chapter>