diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
index 402c4aab..fd3c7ee7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-{% spaceless %}
-
 {% load bookwyrm_tags %}
 {% load i18n %}
 
@@ -134,4 +132,3 @@
     {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 {% endwith %}
-{% endspaceless %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
index e1728b8f..6a3fa007 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{% spaceless %}
 {% load bookwyrm_tags %}
 {% load i18n %}
 
@@ -46,4 +45,3 @@
         {% endwith %}
     {% endif %}
 {% endwith %}
-{% endspaceless %}