diff --git a/man7/ascii.7 b/man7/ascii.7
index 02f2b87fa..c9d82450a 100644
--- a/man7/ascii.7
+++ b/man7/ascii.7
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ The following table contains the 128 ASCII characters.
 .LP
 C program \f(CW\(aq\eX\(aq\fP escapes are noted.
 .if t \{\
-.in 1i
 .ft CW
 \}
 .TS