diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp
index 138bd1e348..59ffb99d25 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ class NodeParameters : public NodeParametersInterface
     std::map<std::string, rclcpp::Parameter> & parameters) const override;
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  virtual
   std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterDescriptor>
   describe_parameters(const std::vector<std::string> & names) const override;
 
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter.hpp
index 4cd8f9a350..1b1985f578 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/parameter.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ namespace rclcpp
 
 class Parameter;
 
-namespace node_interfaces{
+namespace node_interfaces
+{
 struct ParameterInfo;
 }  // namespace node_interfaces
 
@@ -191,9 +192,10 @@ auto
 get_value_helper<rclcpp::Parameter>(const rclcpp::Parameter * parameter)
 {
   // Use this labmda to ensure it's a const reference being returned (and not a copy).
-  auto type_enforcing_lambda = [&parameter]() -> const rclcpp::Parameter & {
-    return *parameter;
-  };
+  auto type_enforcing_lambda =
+    [&parameter]() -> const rclcpp::Parameter & {
+      return *parameter;
+    };
   return type_enforcing_lambda();
 }