diff --git a/training/distributed_training/pytorch/model_parallel/gpt2/smp-train-gpt-simple.ipynb b/training/distributed_training/pytorch/model_parallel/gpt2/smp-train-gpt-simple.ipynb
index 861fa5b2bd..b8a7ab85dc 100644
--- a/training/distributed_training/pytorch/model_parallel/gpt2/smp-train-gpt-simple.ipynb
+++ b/training/distributed_training/pytorch/model_parallel/gpt2/smp-train-gpt-simple.ipynb
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@
     "        \"activation_checkpointing\": 1,\n",
     "        \"activation_strategy\": \"each\",\n",
     "        \"optimize\": \"speed\",\n",
-    "\n",
     "    }\n",
     ")\n",
     "\n",