diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index feb26a8be..f6ed1660d 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ Layout/EmptyLineAfterGuardClause:
 # Configuration parameters: AllowAdjacentOneLineDefs, NumberOfEmptyLines.
 Layout/EmptyLineBetweenDefs:
   Exclude:
-    - 'app/helpers/application_helper.rb'
     - 'app/models/user.rb'
     - 'app/models/user_preference.rb'
     - 'app/models/version.rb'
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index b03326db4..ea61884c0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     end
   end
 
-
   # Helper that formats object for html or text rendering
   def format_object(object, html=true, &block)
     if block_given?