diff --git a/src/builtin.lisp b/src/builtin.lisp
index 7b02286..91d446b 100644
--- a/src/builtin.lisp
+++ b/src/builtin.lisp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
                 #:deftag))
 (in-package #:hsx/builtin)
 
-
 (defmacro define-builtin-tags (&rest names)
   `(progn
      ,@(mapcan (lambda (name)
diff --git a/src/defhsx.lisp b/src/defhsx.lisp
index 18b41c9..9eb5fd4 100644
--- a/src/defhsx.lisp
+++ b/src/defhsx.lisp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
            #:defcomp))
 (in-package #:hsx/defhsx)
 
-
 (defmacro defhsx (name element-type)
   `(defmacro ,name (&body body)
      (multiple-value-bind (props children)
diff --git a/src/element.lisp b/src/element.lisp
index cf43c93..f05e9bb 100644
--- a/src/element.lisp
+++ b/src/element.lisp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
            #:render))
 (in-package #:hsx/element)
 
-
 ;;;; class definitions
 
 (defclass element ()
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@
 
 (defclass component (element) ())
 
-
 ;;;; factory
 
 (defun create-element (type props &rest children)
@@ -52,9 +50,12 @@
                        (rec (cdr x) acc))))))
     (rec x nil)))
 
-
 ;;;; methods
 
+(defmethod render ((element element) &key minify)
+  (with-output-to-string (stream)
+    (write element :stream stream :pretty (not minify))))
+
 (defmethod print-object ((element tag) stream)
   (with-accessors ((type element-type)
                    (props element-props)
@@ -115,7 +116,3 @@
   (append props
           (and children
                (list :children children))))
-
-(defmethod render ((element element) &key minify)
-  (with-output-to-string (stream)
-    (write element :stream stream :pretty (not minify))))
diff --git a/src/hsx.lisp b/src/hsx.lisp
index b1d68c7..9c814e5 100644
--- a/src/hsx.lisp
+++ b/src/hsx.lisp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   (:export #:hsx))
 (in-package #:hsx/hsx)
 
-
 (defmacro hsx (&body form)
   (when (not (= (length form) 1))
     (error "The body of the hsx macro must be a single form."))