diff --git a/test/base/getEnvironment.m b/test/base/getEnvironment.m
index 525dab0..dc93815 100644
--- a/test/base/getEnvironment.m
+++ b/test/base/getEnvironment.m
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 %    environment:      a struct with two fields
 %                       * .globals - contains all global values
 %                       * .path - contains the current path
-%
 % NOTE:
 %    this function has been uploaded from
 %    https://github.com/opencobra/cobratoolbox/blob/master/src/base/utilities/getEnvironment.m
diff --git a/test/base/getFilesInDir.m b/test/base/getFilesInDir.m
index 3b5e399..788e462 100644
--- a/test/base/getFilesInDir.m
+++ b/test/base/getFilesInDir.m
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 %    https://github.com/opencobra/cobratoolbox/blob/master/src/base/install/getFilesInDir.m
 %    [cdb2478]
 
-
 persistent COBRAIgnored
 
 if isempty(COBRAIgnored)
diff --git a/test/base/getGlobalValue.m b/test/base/getGlobalValue.m
index cabc519..053ad06 100644
--- a/test/base/getGlobalValue.m
+++ b/test/base/getGlobalValue.m
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 %    https://github.com/opencobra/cobratoolbox/blob/master/src/base/utilities/getGlobalValue.m
 %    [e6b4efd]
 
-
     eval(['global ' globalName]);
     eval(['value = ' globalName ';']);
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/base/getIgnoredFiles.m b/test/base/getIgnoredFiles.m
index 18c9345..9ec79a5 100644
--- a/test/base/getIgnoredFiles.m
+++ b/test/base/getIgnoredFiles.m
@@ -16,14 +16,11 @@
 %
 % .. Authors: - Original Code: Laurent Heirendt
 %          - Move to function: Thomas Pfau, Jan 2018
-%
 % NOTE:
 %    this function has been adapted from
 %    https://github.com/opencobra/cobratoolbox/blob/master/src/base/install/getIgnoredFiles.m
 %    [f9a9213]
 
-
-
 global CELLFIEDIR
 
 fid = fopen([CELLFIEDIR filesep '.gitignore']);
diff --git a/test/base/restoreEnvironment.m b/test/base/restoreEnvironment.m
index a9184b4..452fa58 100644
--- a/test/base/restoreEnvironment.m
+++ b/test/base/restoreEnvironment.m
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ function restoreEnvironment(environment, restorePath, printLevel)
 %    printLevel:       Set the verbosity of this method:
 %                       * 0: No outputs (Default)
 %                       * 1: Info what each value is set to
-% 
 % NOTE:
 %    this function has been adapted from
 %    https://github.com/opencobra/cobratoolbox/blob/master/src/base/utilities/restoreEnvironment.m
diff --git a/test/base/runScriptFile.m b/test/base/runScriptFile.m
index b817502..9c00c89 100644
--- a/test/base/runScriptFile.m
+++ b/test/base/runScriptFile.m
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 function result = runScriptFile(fileName)
 % This function runs the test in fileName
 % It can distinguish between skipped and Failed tests. A test is considered
-% to be skipped if it throws a COBRA:RequirementsNotMet error.
+% to be skipped if it throws a CELLFIE:RequirementsNotMet error.
 %
 % OUTPUTS:
 %
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 %    https://github.com/opencobra/cobratoolbox/blob/master/test/runScriptFile.m
 %    [b58da0c]
 
-
 global CBT_MISSING_REQUIREMENTS_ERROR_ID
 
 CELLFIE_TESTSUITE_TESTFILE = fileName;
diff --git a/test/base/runTestSuite.m b/test/base/runTestSuite.m
index c8cc325..7933eb3 100644
--- a/test/base/runTestSuite.m
+++ b/test/base/runTestSuite.m
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 %    https://github.com/opencobra/cobratoolbox/blob/master/test/runTestSuite.m
 %    [5395578]
 
-
 global CELLFIEDIR
 
 if ~exist('testNames','var')
diff --git a/test/base/setGlobal.m b/test/base/setGlobal.m
index 2bd7dae..fc08c6f 100644
--- a/test/base/setGlobal.m
+++ b/test/base/setGlobal.m
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ function setGlobal(globalName,globalValue)
 %
 % INPUTS:
 %    globalName:    A string representing the name of the global variable
-%    globalValue:   The value to set the global variable 
+%    globalValue:   The value to set the global variable to
 %
 % NOTE:
 %    this function has been adapted from
 %    https://github.com/opencobra/cobratoolbox/blob/master/src/base/utilities/setGlobal.m
 %    [e6b4efd]
 
-
     eval([ globalName '_val = globalValue;']);
     eval(['global ' globalName]);
     eval([globalName ' = ' globalName '_val;']);