diff --git a/pmd-core/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AbstractNodeTest.java b/pmd-core/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AbstractNodeTest.java
index 18619ecd27..9824322c5c 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AbstractNodeTest.java
+++ b/pmd-core/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/AbstractNodeTest.java
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class AbstractNodeTest {
 
         class MyRootNode extends DummyNode implements RootNode {
 
-             private MyRootNode(int id) {
+            private MyRootNode(int id) {
                 super(id);
             }
         }