diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 94c2937f6..2c611eceb 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ unstable!
 
 distutils install
 -----------------
-We do not check all dependencies of Gramps, see README for a 
+We do not check all dependencies of Gramps, see README for a
 list of all required and optional dependencies. On running Gramps, errors will
 be returned if dependencies are missing.
 
 If you are building from released tarball, you should be able to just
-run 
+run
 
    python setup.py build
    python setup.py install
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ Typical install directories in linux (ubuntu) are:
 Running Gramps
 --------------
 Gramps is python only, so no compilation is needed, you can even run gramps
-from the source directory. 
+from the source directory.
 
  a) You installed Gramps, then you can run it with the command
 
-     gramps 
+     gramps
 
  b) You installed Gramps, and want to start it from the PYTHONPATH. In this
     case use the command:
 
      python -c 'from gramps.grampsapp import main; main()'
 
-   The executable 'gramps' in /usr/local/bin or /usr/bin from a) does 
+   The executable 'gramps' in /usr/local/bin or /usr/bin from a) does
    this for you.
 
  b) You downloaded the Gramps source code to a directory, and want to run it.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ from the source directory.
 
 Custom directory installation
 -------------------------------------
-If you would like to install GRAMPS without being root, or in an 
+If you would like to install GRAMPS without being root, or in an
 alternative location on windows, supply the --root argument to setup.py
 
 For example:
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ For example:
    python setup.py install --root ~/test --enable-packager-mode
 
 The last option, --enable-packager-mode, is needed if you want to disable
-execution of post-install mime processing. If you don't have root/admin 
+execution of post-install mime processing. If you don't have root/admin
 access, this will be needed
 
 Packager's issues
@@ -98,4 +98,3 @@ There is a MANIFEST.in file to indicate the work needed.
 To create a source distribution run:
 
    python setup.py sdist
-
diff --git a/README b/README
index b50f84c10..3ff5879c8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The following packages *MUST* be installed in order for Gramps to work:
 
 The following package is needed for full translation of the interface
 to your language:
-   language-pack-gnome-xx 
+   language-pack-gnome-xx
                     Translation of GTK elements to your language, with
                     xx your language code; e.g. for Dutch you need
                     language-pack-gnome-nl. The translation of the
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ to your language:
 
 The following packages are *STRONGLY RECOMMENDED* to be installed:
 
-   osmgpsmap        Used to show maps in the geography view. 
+   osmgpsmap        Used to show maps in the geography view.
                     It may be osmgpsmap, osm-gps-map, or python-osmgpsmap,
                     but the Python bindings for this must also be present.
                     Without this the GeoView will not be active, see
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The following packages are *STRONGLY RECOMMENDED* to be installed:
 
 The following packages are optional
 
-   gtkspell         Enable spell checking in the notes. Gtkspell depends on 
+   gtkspell         Enable spell checking in the notes. Gtkspell depends on
                     enchant. A version of gtkspell with gobject introspection
                     is needed, so minimally version 3.0.0
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ The following packages are optional
                     plugin manager.  A html renderer must be installed to
                     use the view.
                     !! PACKAGERS, Test if on your distribution
-                    webkit and Gramps is stable. If you obtain crashes, patch 
+                    webkit and Gramps is stable. If you obtain crashes, patch
                     src/plugins/view/htmlrenderer.py and
                     src/plugins/view/geoview.gpr.py, so as to remove:
                        from gi.repository import WebKit as webkit