diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.hs
index 3723c3446..a055e7a2d 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.hs
@@ -703,13 +703,11 @@ renderBalanceReportTable ropts =
 renderBalanceReportTable' :: ReportOpts -> (a -> String) -> Table String String a -> String
 renderBalanceReportTable' (ReportOpts { pretty_tables_ = pretty}) showCell =
   unlines
-  . addtrailingblank
   . trimborder
   . lines
   . render pretty id id showCell
   . align
   where
-    addtrailingblank = (++[""])
     trimborder = drop 1 . init . map (drop 1 . init)
     align (Table l t d) = Table l' t d
       where
diff --git a/tests/balance/219.test b/tests/balance/219.test
index 5a5a75a0e..6892a606e 100644
--- a/tests/balance/219.test
+++ b/tests/balance/219.test
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2013/01:
                  || 2013/01/31 
 =================++============
  assets:checking ||         10 
-
 >>>= 0
 
 # 2. multiple flags ending with --tree, equivalent to --tree
@@ -19,5 +18,4 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2013/01:
 ============++============
  assets     ||         10 
    checking ||         10 
-
 >>>= 0
diff --git a/tests/balance/depth.test b/tests/balance/depth.test
index db4047269..b75d1fa14 100644
--- a/tests/balance/depth.test
+++ b/tests/balance/depth.test
@@ -23,6 +23,5 @@ Balance changes in 2008/01:
  ... ||       0 
 -----++---------
      ||       0 
-
 >>>=0
 
diff --git a/tests/balance/intervals.test b/tests/balance/intervals.test
index 656c8ecf3..7d4d1148e 100644
--- a/tests/balance/intervals.test
+++ b/tests/balance/intervals.test
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Balance changes in 2013q1:
  assets          ||       0        1        0 
  assets:cash     ||       0        1        0 
  assets:checking ||       0        0        1 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 3. With --empty, includes leading/trailing empty periods
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ Balance changes in 2013:
  a ||      2       0       0       0 
 ---++--------------------------------
    ||      2       0       0       0 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 4. A cumulative ending balance report. Column totals are the sum of
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ Ending balances (cumulative) in 2013q1:
  assets:checking ||          0           0           1 
 -----------------++------------------------------------
                  ||          0           2           3 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 5. With the assets:cash account excluded.  As with a single-column
@@ -74,7 +71,6 @@ Ending balances (cumulative) in 2013q1:
  assets:checking ||          0           0           1 
 -----------------++------------------------------------
                  ||          0           1           2 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 6. A historical ending balance report.
@@ -89,7 +85,6 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2013q1:
  assets:checking ||         10          10          11 
 -----------------++------------------------------------
                  ||         10          12          13 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 7. With top-level accounts excluded. As always, column totals are the sum of
@@ -104,7 +99,6 @@ Balance changes in 2013q1:
  assets:checking ||       0        0        1 
 -----------------++---------------------------
                  ||       0        1        1 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 8. cumulative:
@@ -118,7 +112,6 @@ Ending balances (cumulative) in 2013q1:
  assets:checking ||          0           0           1 
 -----------------++------------------------------------
                  ||          0           1           2 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 9. historical
@@ -133,7 +126,6 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2013q1:
  assets:checking ||         10          10          11 
 -----------------++------------------------------------
                  ||         10          12          13 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # --depth
@@ -148,7 +140,6 @@ Balance changes in 2013q1:
  assets ||       0        2        1 
 --------++---------------------------
         ||       0        2        1 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 11. As above, but postings in the top-level assets account have been excluded.
@@ -161,7 +152,6 @@ Balance changes in 2013q1:
  assets ||       0        1        1 
 --------++---------------------------
         ||       0        1        1 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 12. A cumulative balance report with depth limiting.
@@ -174,7 +164,6 @@ Ending balances (cumulative) in 2013q1:
  assets ||          0           2           3 
 --------++------------------------------------
         ||          0           2           3 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 13. A historical balance report with depth limiting.
@@ -187,7 +176,6 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2013q1:
  assets ||         10          12          13 
 --------++------------------------------------
         ||         10          12          13 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 14. The three multicol balance report types again, this time with --tree
@@ -202,7 +190,6 @@ Balance changes in 2013q1:
    checking ||       0        0        1 
 ------------++---------------------------
             ||       0        2        1 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 15.
@@ -217,7 +204,6 @@ Ending balances (cumulative) in 2013q1:
    checking ||          0           0           1 
 ------------++------------------------------------
             ||          0           2           3 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 16.
@@ -232,7 +218,6 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2013q1:
    checking ||         10          10          11 
 ------------++------------------------------------
             ||         10          12          13 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 17. --date2 should work
@@ -253,7 +238,6 @@ Balance changes in 2014/01:
  b ||       1 
 ---++---------
    ||       2 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 18. All matched postings in the displayed intervals should be reported on.
@@ -278,5 +262,4 @@ Balance changes in 2014/01/01-2014/02/28:
  within ||       0        1 
 --------++------------------
         ||       1        2 
-
 >>>=0
diff --git a/tests/balance/pretty.test b/tests/balance/pretty.test
index fa66da6ad..5991bd500 100644
--- a/tests/balance/pretty.test
+++ b/tests/balance/pretty.test
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ Balance changes in 2012/12/01-2013/03/31:
  assets:checking ║      10        0        0        1 
 ─────────────────╫────────────────────────────────────
                  ║      10        0        2        1 
-
 >>>=0
diff --git a/tests/balancesheet/balancesheet.test b/tests/balancesheet/balancesheet.test
index 415df5dc5..fbc3956ec 100644
--- a/tests/balancesheet/balancesheet.test
+++ b/tests/balancesheet/balancesheet.test
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Balance Sheet 2016/01/01
              ||            
 =============++============
  Net:        ||          1 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ Balance Sheet 2008
                       ||          0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1 
 ======================++================================================================================================================================================
  Net:                 ||         $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0           0 
-
 >>>=0
 
 # 3. monthly balance sheet in tree mode
@@ -118,7 +116,6 @@ Balance Sheet 2008
               ||          0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1 
 ==============++================================================================================================================================================
  Net:         ||         $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0           0 
-
 >>>= 0
 
 # 4. monthly balancesheet with average/total columns and without overall totals row
@@ -141,7 +138,6 @@ Balance Sheet 2008
  liabilities:debts    ||          0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1      $-1        0 
 ----------------------++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       ||          0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1      $-1        0 
-
 >>>= 0
 
 # 5. Tree output still works, #565
@@ -167,7 +163,6 @@ Balance Sheet 2017/01/01
              ||            
 =============++============
  Net:        ||          1 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
@@ -193,7 +188,6 @@ Balance Sheet 2017/01/01
              ||            
 =============++============
  Net:        ||          1 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
@@ -219,7 +213,6 @@ Balance Sheet 2017/01/01
              ||                              
 =============++==============================
  Net:        ||         $1       $1       $1 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
@@ -246,6 +239,5 @@ Balance Sheet 2016/01/01
              ║            
 ═════════════╬════════════
  Net:        ║          1 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
diff --git a/tests/bin/budget.test b/tests/bin/budget.test
index 76db96586..7e2a4932b 100644
--- a/tests/bin/budget.test
+++ b/tests/bin/budget.test
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2016/12/31-2017/01/02:
  budget:food    ||          0     $-50.00     $-50.00 
  budget:housing ||   $-600.00    $-600.00    $-600.00 
  budget:misc    ||          0     $-15.00     $-16.60 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
@@ -160,7 +159,6 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2016/12/26-2017/01/04:
  expenses:grocery ||       $-50        $-50        $-50        $-50        $-50        $-50     $-20.00     $-70.00     $-70.00     $-70.00 
  expenses:housing ||      $-250       $-250       $-250       $-250       $-250     $350.00     $350.00     $100.00     $100.00     $100.00 
  expenses:leisure ||       $-20        $-20        $-20        $-20        $-20        $-20      $-5.00     $-25.00     $-25.00     $-25.00 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
@@ -194,7 +192,6 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2016/12/31-2017/01/01:
  expenses:grocery      ||          0         $30 
  expenses:housing:rent ||       $600        $600 
  expenses:leisure      ||          0         $15 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
@@ -226,7 +223,6 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2016/12/31-2017/01/01:
 ===============++========================
  <unbucketed>  ||       $600        $646 
  expenses:food ||          0         $20 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
@@ -260,6 +256,5 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2016/12/31-2017/01/01:
  expenses:grocery      ||          0         $30 
  expenses:housing:rent ||       $600        $600 
  expenses:leisure      ||          0         $15 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
diff --git a/tests/budget/budget.test b/tests/budget/budget.test
index 5a5a23080..87c2a4c2e 100644
--- a/tests/budget/budget.test
+++ b/tests/budget/budget.test
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Balance changes in 2016/12/01-2016/12/03:
  expenses:leisure      ||      0 [0% of $15]     $5 [33% of $15]        0 [0% of $15] 
 -----------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------
                        ||                  0                   0                    0 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ Balance changes in 2016/12/01-2016/12/03:
  expenses:movies  ||                  0                   0                  $25 
 ------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------
                   ||                  0                   0                    0 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
@@ -137,6 +135,5 @@ Balance changes in 2016/12/01-2016/12/03:
  expenses:leisure      ||      0 [0% of $15]        $5 [33% of $15]        0 [0% of $15] 
 -----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------
                        ||          $-15, £10         $-21.0, 20 CAD                    0 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
diff --git a/tests/budget/forecast.test b/tests/budget/forecast.test
index 0e9a1904f..a1a87fdfc 100644
--- a/tests/budget/forecast.test
+++ b/tests/budget/forecast.test
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Balance changes in 2016/12/01-2017/01/31:
  income           ||       0   $-1000 
 ------------------++------------------
                   ||       0        0 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
diff --git a/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test b/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test
index 692b376f6..7031b5358 100644
--- a/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test
+++ b/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Cashflow Statement 2016/01/01
  assets     ||          1 
 ------------++------------
             ||          1 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ Cashflow Statement 2016
  assets:checking || $-40.00 
 -----------------++---------
                  || $-40.00 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ Cashflow Statement 2015/01/01-2016/12/31
  assets:checking ||             $9,960.00 
 -----------------++-----------------------
                  ||             $9,960.00 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -122,7 +119,6 @@ Cashflow Statement 2015/11
  assets:checking || $10,000.00 
 -----------------++------------
                  || $10,000.00 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -157,7 +153,6 @@ Cashflow Statement 2016/10
 ------------++---------
 ------------++---------
             ||       0 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -175,7 +170,6 @@ Cashflow Statement 2008
  assets:cash          ||       0        0        0        0        0      $-2        0        0        0        0        0        0 
 ----------------------++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       ||      $1        0        0        0        0      $-1        0        0        0        0        0      $-1 
-
 >>>= 0
 
 # 7. Multicolumn test (historical)
@@ -192,7 +186,6 @@ Cashflow Statement 2008 (Historical Ending Balances)
  assets:cash          ||          0           0           0           0           0         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2      $-1 
 ----------------------++---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       ||         $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1        0 
-
 >>>= 0
 
 # 8. without -N/--no-total
@@ -208,7 +201,6 @@ Cashflow Statement 2008
  assets:cash        ||  $-2 
 --------------------++------
                     ||  $-1 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -223,7 +215,6 @@ Cashflow Statement 2008
 --------------------++------
  assets:bank:saving ||   $1 
  assets:cash        ||  $-2 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -247,6 +238,5 @@ Cashflow Statement 2016/01/01
  assets     ||          1 
 ------------++------------
             ||          1 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
diff --git a/tests/cli/multiple-files.test b/tests/cli/multiple-files.test
index 83a7db3cb..1963737dc 100644
--- a/tests/cli/multiple-files.test
+++ b/tests/cli/multiple-files.test
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Income Statement 2014/01/01-2014/01/02
                           ||                    $2 
 ==========================++=======================
  Net:                     ||                   $-2 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
diff --git a/tests/i18n/wide-char-layout.test b/tests/i18n/wide-char-layout.test
index 90fe0ef82..8c643cf0c 100644
--- a/tests/i18n/wide-char-layout.test
+++ b/tests/i18n/wide-char-layout.test
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ Balance changes in 2014:
  㐀:㐁:㐂:㐃:㐄 ||    1 
 ----------------++------
                 ||    0 
-
 >>>2
 >>>=0
 
diff --git a/tests/incomestatement/incomestatement.test b/tests/incomestatement/incomestatement.test
index 5e18f19ba..8f7a17551 100644
--- a/tests/incomestatement/incomestatement.test
+++ b/tests/incomestatement/incomestatement.test
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Income Statement 2016/01/01
           ||            
 ==========++============
  Net:     ||         -1 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ Income Statement 2016
                    ||  $50.00 
 ===================++=========
  Net:              || $-40.00 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -110,7 +108,6 @@ Income Statement 2015/01/01-2016/12/31
                    ||                $50.00 
 ===================++=======================
  Net:              ||             $9,960.00 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -153,7 +150,6 @@ Income Statement 2015/10
                    ||            
 ===================++============
  Net:              || $10,000.00 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -195,7 +191,6 @@ Income Statement 2016/10
           ||       0 
 ==========++=========
  Net:     ||       0 
-
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -242,7 +237,6 @@ Income Statement 2008
                    ||       0        0        0        0        0       $2        0        0        0        0        0        0       $2        0 
 ===================++==============================================================================================================================
  Net:              ||      $1        0        0        0        0      $-1        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0 
-
 >>>= 0
 
 # 7. Multicolumn test (historical)
@@ -288,5 +282,4 @@ Income Statement 2008 (Historical Ending Balances)
                    ||          0           0           0           0           0          $2          $2          $2          $2          $2          $2          $2 
 ===================++================================================================================================================================================
  Net:              ||         $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0           0 
-
 >>>= 0