diff --git a/nucypher/utilities/sandbox/middleware.py b/nucypher/utilities/sandbox/middleware.py
index 391241f3b..507bdfcec 100644
--- a/nucypher/utilities/sandbox/middleware.py
+++ b/nucypher/utilities/sandbox/middleware.py
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ class MockRestMiddleware(RestMiddleware):
             # TODO: This needs to actually do something.
             # Include node_ids in the request; if the teacher node doesn't know about the
             # nodes matching these ids, then it will ask other nodes.
-
             pass
 
         if announce_nodes: