diff --git a/src/V3Ast.cpp b/src/V3Ast.cpp
index dd3aed046..9e0c95824 100644
--- a/src/V3Ast.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Ast.cpp
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ void AstNode::deleteTreeIter() {
         if (nodep->m_op3p) nodep->m_op3p->deleteTreeIter();
         if (nodep->m_op4p) nodep->m_op4p->deleteTreeIter();
         nodep->m_nextp = nullptr;
-        
+
         bool skipDelete = false;
         if (VN_IS(nodep, Var) && nodep->m_backp) {
             // If we are deleting a Var that is still linked to a parent (or list),
@@ -962,12 +962,9 @@ void AstNode::deleteTreeIter() {
             // (via AstVarScope) and delete it properly (at which point backp will be null).
             skipDelete = true;
         }
-       
 
         nodep->m_backp = nullptr;
-        if (!skipDelete) {
-            nodep->deleteNode();
-        }
+        if (!skipDelete) { nodep->deleteNode(); }
     }
 }