diff --git a/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
index 6abe4b557311..ffe68f217b1c 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@ def do_connect(
         >>> import ibis
         >>> ibis.duckdb.connect(threads=4, memory_limit="1GB")  # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
         <ibis.backends.duckdb.Backend object at 0x...>
-
         """
         if not isinstance(database, Path) and not database.startswith(
             ("md:", "motherduck:", ":memory:")