diff --git a/eclipse.gradle b/eclipse.gradle
index 25ee30d6107..d3efd8fff96 100644
--- a/eclipse.gradle
+++ b/eclipse.gradle
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ tasks.eclipse.doFirst {
         org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_before_imports=1
         org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_before_member_type=1
         org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_before_method=1
-        org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_before_new_chunk=2
+        org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_before_new_chunk=1
         org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_before_package=0
         org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_between_import_groups=1
         org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.blank_lines_between_type_declarations=1