diff --git a/base/reflection.jl b/base/reflection.jl
index 75a8916e3ae32..102c1ca9605e3 100644
--- a/base/reflection.jl
+++ b/base/reflection.jl
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ function isfieldatomic(@nospecialize(t::Type), s::Int)
     return unsafe_load(Ptr{UInt32}(atomicfields), 1 + s÷32) & (1 << (s%32)) != 0
 end
 
-
-
 """
     @locals()
 
diff --git a/src/gf.c b/src/gf.c
index 10d8d888b08da..894a8a415e002 100644
--- a/src/gf.c
+++ b/src/gf.c
@@ -2320,7 +2320,6 @@ jl_code_instance_t *jl_compile_method_internal(jl_method_instance_t *mi, size_t
     return codeinst;
 }
 
-
 jl_value_t *jl_fptr_const_return(jl_value_t *f, jl_value_t **args, uint32_t nargs, jl_code_instance_t *m)
 {
     return m->rettype_const;
diff --git a/src/method.c b/src/method.c
index 6b13045db81a7..b1f4051e28a82 100644
--- a/src/method.c
+++ b/src/method.c
@@ -438,19 +438,19 @@ static void jl_code_info_set_ir(jl_code_info_t *li, jl_expr_t *ir)
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_method_instance_t *jl_new_method_instance_uninit(void)
 {
     jl_task_t *ct = jl_current_task;
-    jl_method_instance_t *li =
+    jl_method_instance_t *mi =
         (jl_method_instance_t*)jl_gc_alloc(ct->ptls, sizeof(jl_method_instance_t),
                                            jl_method_instance_type);
-    li->def.value = NULL;
-    li->specTypes = NULL;
-    li->sparam_vals = jl_emptysvec;
-    jl_atomic_store_relaxed(&li->uninferred, NULL);
-    li->backedges = NULL;
-    li->callbacks = NULL;
-    jl_atomic_store_relaxed(&li->cache, NULL);
-    li->inInference = 0;
-    jl_atomic_store_relaxed(&li->precompiled, 0);
-    return li;
+    mi->def.value = NULL;
+    mi->specTypes = NULL;
+    mi->sparam_vals = jl_emptysvec;
+    jl_atomic_store_relaxed(&mi->uninferred, NULL);
+    mi->backedges = NULL;
+    mi->callbacks = NULL;
+    jl_atomic_store_relaxed(&mi->cache, NULL);
+    mi->inInference = 0;
+    jl_atomic_store_relaxed(&mi->precompiled, 0);
+    return mi;
 }
 
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_code_info_t *jl_new_code_info_uninit(void)