diff --git a/templates/paper/fileannotate.tmpl b/templates/paper/fileannotate.tmpl
--- a/templates/paper/fileannotate.tmpl
+++ b/templates/paper/fileannotate.tmpl
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ files, or words in the commit message</d
 {changesettag}
 </table>
 
-<br/>
-
 <div class="overflow">
 <table class="bigtable">
 <tr>
diff --git a/templates/spartan/fileannotate.tmpl b/templates/spartan/fileannotate.tmpl
--- a/templates/spartan/fileannotate.tmpl
+++ b/templates/spartan/fileannotate.tmpl
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 </tr>
 </table>
 
-<br/>
-
 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
 {annotate%annotateline}
 </table>
diff --git a/tests/test-highlight.out b/tests/test-highlight.out
--- a/tests/test-highlight.out
+++ b/tests/test-highlight.out
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ files, or words in the commit message</d
 
 </table>
 
-<br/>
-
 <div class="overflow">
 <table class="bigtable">
 <tr>