diff --git a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
index fa9909956..93333f75b 100644
--- a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
+++ b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
@@ -315,9 +315,7 @@ _hledger_compreply_query() {
     esac
 
     _hledger_compreply "$(
-        _hledger_compgen "$(
-            _hledger "${hledgerArgs[@]}"
-        )" "$query"
+        _hledger_compgen "$(_hledger "${hledgerArgs[@]}")" "$query"
     )"
 
     return 0
diff --git a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4 b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
index 22642c267..f28f11048 100644
--- a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
+++ b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
@@ -315,9 +315,7 @@ _hledger_compreply_query() {
     esac
 
     _hledger_compreply "$(
-        _hledger_compgen "$(
-            _hledger "${hledgerArgs[@]}"
-        )" "$query"
+        _hledger_compgen "$(_hledger "${hledgerArgs[@]}")" "$query"
     )"
 
     return 0