diff --git a/src/hdmf/build/builders.py b/src/hdmf/build/builders.py
index 1013c0885..2d90c24e3 100644
--- a/src/hdmf/build/builders.py
+++ b/src/hdmf/build/builders.py
@@ -427,4 +427,3 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
     def builder(self):
         """The target builder object."""
         return self['builder']
-