diff --git a/pettingzoo/mpe/_mpe_utils/simple_env.py b/pettingzoo/mpe/_mpe_utils/simple_env.py
index 818a75953..d76e8842d 100644
--- a/pettingzoo/mpe/_mpe_utils/simple_env.py
+++ b/pettingzoo/mpe/_mpe_utils/simple_env.py
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ def render(self):
         elif self.render_mode == "human":
             pygame.display.flip()
             return
-        
 
     def draw(self):
         # clear screen
diff --git a/pettingzoo/utils/conversions.py b/pettingzoo/utils/conversions.py
index 765a7ad94..0f4a9e351 100644
--- a/pettingzoo/utils/conversions.py
+++ b/pettingzoo/utils/conversions.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class my_par_class(pettingzoo.utils.env.ParallelEnv):
 
     def aec_fn(**kwargs):
         par_env = par_env_fn(**kwargs)
-        aec_env = pettingzoo.utils.parallel_to_aec(par_env)
+        aec_env = parallel_to_aec(par_env)
         return aec_env
 
     return aec_fn