diff --git a/docs/source/explanation/index.md b/docs/source/explanation/index.md
index 22dd5189..a6793dbe 100644
--- a/docs/source/explanation/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/explanation/index.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 _Explanation_ documentation provide big-picture descriptions of how JupyterHub works. This section is meant to build your understanding of particular topics.
 
-
 ```{toctree}
 :maxdepth: 1
 
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ websecurity
 oauth
 ../rbac/index
 ```
+
 <!---
 The JupyterHub RBAC source files are contained in the source/rbac folder
 --->
-
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/index.md b/docs/source/reference/index.md
index fc464bee..12ad0df8 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/reference/index.md
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ changelog
 ---
 
 ## API reference
+
 ```{toctree}
 :maxdepth: 1
 
 reference-api/index.md
 ```
-
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/reference-api/index.md b/docs/source/reference/reference-api/index.md
index aea3e03b..18cf49d5 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/reference-api/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/reference/reference-api/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (api-index)=
 
-# JupyterHub API Reference 
+# JupyterHub API Reference
+
 <!--
     Below is a MyST field list, using MyST substitution, as supported
     by enabling the respective MyST extensions in docs/source/conf.py.
@@ -33,4 +34,3 @@ services.auth
 ```
 
 [openapi initiative]: https://www.openapis.org/
-