diff --git a/avocado/utils/ssh.py b/avocado/utils/ssh.py
index bbf2273722..cfcc2addad 100644
--- a/avocado/utils/ssh.py
+++ b/avocado/utils/ssh.py
@@ -282,4 +282,3 @@ def copy_files(self, source, destination, recursive=False):
             return result.exit_status == 0
         except process.CmdError as exc:
             raise NWException(f"failed to copy file {exc}")
-