diff --git a/pages/common/sort.md b/pages/common/sort.md
index 62d6bcc361..df343ec822 100644
--- a/pages/common/sort.md
+++ b/pages/common/sort.md
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 
 - Sort passwd file by the 3rd field
 
-`sort -t: -k 3n /etc/passwd `
+`sort -t: -k 3n /etc/passwd`
diff --git a/scripts/markdown-style.rb b/scripts/markdown-style.rb
index 7416c7d5a8..9f50e3d569 100644
--- a/scripts/markdown-style.rb
+++ b/scripts/markdown-style.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 all
 
 exclude_rule 'MD013'	# Lengthy lines (80+ chars)
-exclude_rule 'MD038'	# Spaces inside code backticks