diff --git a/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json b/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
index 0f94badbf38..c0ff33c2551 100644
--- a/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
+++ b/challenges/01-front-end-development-certification/basic-javascript.json
@@ -110,10 +110,8 @@
"title": "Initializing Variables with the Equal Operator",
"description": [
"It is common to initialize a variable to an initial value in the same line as it is declared.",
- "",
"var myVar = 0;
",
"Creates a new variable called myVar
and assigns it an initial value of 0
.",
- "",
"
a
with var
and initialize it to a value of 9
."
],