diff --git a/BACKERS.md b/BACKERS.md
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--- a/BACKERS.md
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@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         width="30"
         height="30"
       /></a>
-    &thinsp;
     <a href="https://github.com/bullwinkle">bullwinkle</a>
   </li>
 </ul>