diff --git a/agreement/voteAggregator.go b/agreement/voteAggregator.go
index dbbc83c800..30c51f7e06 100644
--- a/agreement/voteAggregator.go
+++ b/agreement/voteAggregator.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func voteFresh(proto protocol.ConsensusVersion, freshData freshnessData, vote un
 	}
 
 	if freshData.PlayerRound+1 == vote.R.Round {
-		if (vote.R.Period > 0) {
+		if vote.R.Period > 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("filtered future vote from bad period: player.Round=%v; vote.(Round,Period,Step)=(%v,%v,%v)", freshData.PlayerRound, vote.R.Round, vote.R.Period, vote.R.Step)
 		}
 		// pipeline votes from next round period 0
diff --git a/util/metrics/counter.go b/util/metrics/counter.go
index 850be3a630..0b9d18c009 100644
--- a/util/metrics/counter.go
+++ b/util/metrics/counter.go
@@ -190,5 +190,4 @@ func (counter *Counter) AddMetric(values map[string]string) {
 
 		values[counter.name] = strconv.FormatFloat(sum, 'f', -1, 32)
 	}
-
 }