diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_text.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_text.js
index 9d4d4b61..d242de86 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_text.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_text.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let InputText = React.createClass({
 
     getInitialState() {
         return {value: null,
-                alerts: null
+                alerts: null // needed in AlertMixin
         };
     },
     handleChange(event) {
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_textarea.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_textarea.js
index c4e0d7b1..cf5cfc4a 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_textarea.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_textarea.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ let InputTextArea = React.createClass({
                     onChange={this.handleChange}></textarea>
             </div>
         );
-
     }
 });