diff --git a/GUI/Model/Device/InstrumentItems.cpp b/GUI/Model/Device/InstrumentItems.cpp
index 7e46ba4d5c6cc3ec9c17c907ba82e29ca38f2c31..5c70fe8ad25ee3b4832b61d0ce0854dadb593d72 100644
--- a/GUI/Model/Device/InstrumentItems.cpp
+++ b/GUI/Model/Device/InstrumentItems.cpp
@@ -441,12 +441,10 @@ ISimulation* SpecularInstrumentItem::createSimulation(const MultiLayer& sample)
 
     std::unique_ptr<Scale> axis = axis_item->itemToAxis(Units::deg, *converted_axis);
     std::unique_ptr<IBeamScan> scan = createScan(*axis);
-
     auto* result = new SpecularSimulation(*scan, sample);
 
     if (const auto background = backgroundItem()->createBackground())
         result->setBackground(*background);
-
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -631,12 +629,10 @@ ISimulation* OffspecInstrumentItem::createSimulation(const MultiLayer& sample) c
     BasicAxisItem* const axis_item = scanItem()->inclinationAxisItem();
     std::unique_ptr<Scale> axis = axis_item->itemToRegularAxis(Units::deg);
     std::unique_ptr<IBeamScan> scan = createScan(*axis);
-
     auto* result = new OffspecSimulation(*scan, sample, *detector);
 
     if (const auto background = backgroundItem()->createBackground())
         result->setBackground(*background);
-
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -730,7 +726,6 @@ ISimulation* GISASInstrumentItem::createSimulation(const MultiLayer& sample) con
     const auto detector = detectorItem()->createDetector();
     detector->setAnalyzer(m_analyzerDirection, m_analyzerEfficiency, m_analyzerTotalTransmission);
     detector->setDetectorNormal(beam->ki());
-
     auto* result = new ScatteringSimulation(*beam, sample, *detector);
 
     setBeamDistribution(ParameterDistribution::BeamWavelength, beamItem()->wavelengthItem(),
@@ -742,7 +737,6 @@ ISimulation* GISASInstrumentItem::createSimulation(const MultiLayer& sample) con
 
     if (const auto background = backgroundItem()->createBackground())
         result->setBackground(*background);
-
     return result;
 }