diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py b/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py
index 74f5404981..dbefcfcdbf 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ def arch(self):
         dep_dict = {'type': 'task', 'name': f'stage_ic'}
         dependencies.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
         dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep_condition='and', dep=deps)
-
         resources = self.get_resource('arch')
         task_name = f'arch'
         task_dict = {'task_name': task_name,