diff --git a/src/org/jgroups/protocols/TP.java b/src/org/jgroups/protocols/TP.java
index fd68330422..73beffb641 100644
--- a/src/org/jgroups/protocols/TP.java
+++ b/src/org/jgroups/protocols/TP.java
@@ -1181,8 +1181,6 @@ protected void _send(Message msg, Address dest) {
         }
     }
 
-
-
     /**
      * If the sender is null, set our own address. We cannot just go ahead and set the address anyway, as we might send
      * a message on behalf of someone else, e.g. in case of retransmission, when the original sender has crashed.
@@ -1192,7 +1190,6 @@ protected void setSourceAddress(Message msg) {
             msg.setSrc(local_addr);
     }
 
-
     public void passMessageUp(Message msg, byte[] cluster_name, boolean perform_cluster_name_matching,
                               boolean multicast, boolean discard_own_mcast) {
         if(is_trace)