diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
index dcb80d5e1b..46a14c40e0 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-validation.adoc
@@ -725,7 +725,6 @@ The SPI to implement type conversion logic is simple and strongly typed:
 	public interface Converter<S, T> {
 
 		T convert(S source);
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -754,7 +753,6 @@ Consider `StringToInteger` as an example for a typical `Converter` implementatio
 		public Integer convert(String source) {
 			return Integer.valueOf(source);
 		}
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -775,7 +773,6 @@ example, when converting from String to java.lang.Enum objects, implement
 	public interface ConverterFactory<S, R> {
 
 		<T extends R> Converter<S, T> getConverter(Class<T> targetType);
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -833,7 +830,6 @@ by a field annotation, or generic information declared on a field signature.
 		public Set<ConvertiblePair> getConvertibleTypes();
 
 		Object convert(Object source, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType);
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -872,12 +868,9 @@ such as a `static valueOf` method, is defined on the target class.
 	public interface ConditionalConverter {
 
 		boolean matches(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType);
-
 	}
 
-	public interface ConditionalGenericConverter
-		extends GenericConverter, ConditionalConverter {
-
+	public interface ConditionalGenericConverter extends GenericConverter, ConditionalConverter {
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -1079,6 +1072,7 @@ Where Formatter extends from the Printer and Parser building-block interfaces:
 [subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	public interface Printer<T> {
+
 		String print(T fieldValue, Locale locale);
 	}
 ----
@@ -1089,6 +1083,7 @@ Where Formatter extends from the Printer and Parser building-block interfaces:
 	import java.text.ParseException;
 
 	public interface Parser<T> {
+
 		T parse(String clientValue, Locale locale) throws ParseException;
 	}
 ----
@@ -1142,7 +1137,6 @@ Consider `DateFormatter` as an example `Formatter` implementation:
 			dateFormat.setLenient(false);
 			return dateFormat;
 		}
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -1169,7 +1163,6 @@ an Annotation to a formatter, implement AnnotationFormatterFactory:
 		Printer<?> getPrinter(A annotation, Class<?> fieldType);
 
 		Parser<?> getParser(A annotation, Class<?> fieldType);
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -1229,7 +1222,6 @@ To trigger formatting, simply annotate fields with @NumberFormat:
 
 		@NumberFormat(style=Style.CURRENCY)
 		private BigDecimal decimal;
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -1251,7 +1243,6 @@ The example below uses @DateTimeFormat to format a java.util.Date as a ISO Date
 
 		@DateTimeFormat(iso=ISO.DATE)
 		private Date date;
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -1283,7 +1274,6 @@ Review the FormatterRegistry SPI below:
 		void addFormatterForFieldType(Formatter<?> formatter);
 
 		void addFormatterForAnnotation(AnnotationFormatterFactory<?, ?> factory);
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -1311,7 +1301,6 @@ FormatterRegistry:
 	public interface FormatterRegistrar {
 
 		void registerFormatters(FormatterRegistry registry);
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -1469,7 +1458,6 @@ JSR-303 allows you to define declarative validation constraints against such pro
 
 		@Min(0)
 		private int age;
-
 	}
 ----
 
@@ -1542,7 +1530,6 @@ the Spring Validation API:
 
 		@Autowired
 		private Validator validator;
-
 	}
 ----