diff --git a/swh/loader/cvs/cvsclient.py b/swh/loader/cvs/cvsclient.py
index a6cfad6e8ffd0c1ebc9ec46680cf151557771fca..3216145bb401f29114710064e7814b0ebc6c9472 100644
--- a/swh/loader/cvs/cvsclient.py
+++ b/swh/loader/cvs/cvsclient.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-"""Minimal CVS client implementation
-
-"""
+"""Minimal CVS client implementation"""
 
 import os.path
 import socket
diff --git a/swh/loader/cvs/rlog.py b/swh/loader/cvs/rlog.py
index 25a5d57ae2d1d22ff3b926f22b79631922b30607..befdacf5acd98cdab960e1bef6812ae1f0a15698 100644
--- a/swh/loader/cvs/rlog.py
+++ b/swh/loader/cvs/rlog.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" RCS/CVS rlog parser, derived from viewvc and cvs2gitdump.py """
+"""RCS/CVS rlog parser, derived from viewvc and cvs2gitdump.py"""
 
 # Copyright (C) 1999-2021 The ViewCVS Group. All Rights Reserved.
 #