diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index f1f0018a89..74ba2cf6db 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -820,7 +820,6 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             'asset_tag' => $asset->asset_tag,
         ];
 
-
         // This item is checked out to a location
         if (request('checkout_to_type') == 'location') {
             $target = Location::find(request('assigned_location'));
@@ -851,7 +850,6 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             $asset->status_id = $request->get('status_id');
         }
 
-
         if (! isset($target)) {
             // @todo: test this code path
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', $error_payload, 'Checkout target for asset '.e($asset->asset_tag).' is invalid - '.$error_payload['target_type'].' does not exist.'));
@@ -875,8 +873,6 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
 //            $asset->location_id = $target->rtd_location_id;
 //        }
 
-
-
         if ($asset->checkOut($target, Auth::user(), $checkout_at, $expected_checkin, $note, $asset_name, $asset->location_id)) {
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', ['asset'=> e($asset->asset_tag)], trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.success')));
         }