diff --git a/tape/types.go b/tape/types.go
index 55a19ec..82a0a15 100644
--- a/tape/types.go
+++ b/tape/types.go
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ func EncodeGBEU[T UInt]	(buffer []byte, value T) (error) {
 		chunk := uint8(value >> window) & 0x7F
 		if window > 0 {
 			chunk |= 0x80
-		} else {
 		}
 		buffer[index] = chunk
 		
diff --git a/tape/types_test.go b/tape/types_test.go
index e80b23b..5c684d9 100644
--- a/tape/types_test.go
+++ b/tape/types_test.go
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ func TestGBEU(test *testing.T) {
 		test.Fatalf("not equal: %x", got)
 	}
 	
-	
 	for _ = range largeNumberNTestRounds {
 		buffer = [16]byte { }
 		number := uint64(rand.Int())