diff --git a/.maint/update_authors.py b/.maint/update_authors.py
index 3b8658e1..15266b71 100755
--- a/.maint/update_authors.py
+++ b/.maint/update_authors.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def zenodo(
     misses = set(miss_creators).intersection(miss_contributors)
     if misses:
         print(
-            "Some people made commits, but are missing in .maint/ " f"files: {', '.join(misses)}",
+            f"Some people made commits, but are missing in .maint/ files: {', '.join(misses)}",
             file=sys.stderr,
         )
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def _aslist(value):
 
     if misses:
         print(
-            "Some people made commits, but are missing in .maint/ " f"files: {', '.join(misses)}",
+            f"Some people made commits, but are missing in .maint/ files: {', '.join(misses)}",
             file=sys.stderr,
         )
 
diff --git a/nireports/interfaces/nuisance.py b/nireports/interfaces/nuisance.py
index bbb032b1..47f27a46 100644
--- a/nireports/interfaces/nuisance.py
+++ b/nireports/interfaces/nuisance.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class _ConfoundsCorrelationPlotInputSpec(BaseInterfaceInputSpec):
     ignore_initial_volumes = traits.Int(
         0,
         usedefault=True,
-        desc="Number of non-steady-state volumes at the beginning of the scan " "to ignore.",
+        desc="Number of non-steady-state volumes at the beginning of the scan to ignore.",
     )
 
 
diff --git a/nireports/interfaces/reporting/segmentation.py b/nireports/interfaces/reporting/segmentation.py
index bcff725f..fe0365cc 100644
--- a/nireports/interfaces/reporting/segmentation.py
+++ b/nireports/interfaces/reporting/segmentation.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class _MELODICInputSpecRPT(nrb._SVGReportCapableInputSpec, fsl.model.MELODICInpu
     out_report = File(
         "melodic_reportlet.svg",
         usedefault=True,
-        desc="Filename for the visual" " report generated " "by Nipype.",
+        desc="Filename for the visual report generated by Nipype.",
     )
     report_mask = File(
         desc="Mask used to draw the outline on the reportlet. "
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class _ICA_AROMAInputSpecRPT(nrb._SVGReportCapableInputSpec, fsl.aroma.ICA_AROMA
     out_report = File(
         "ica_aroma_reportlet.svg",
         usedefault=True,
-        desc="Filename for the visual" " report generated " "by Nipype.",
+        desc="Filename for the visual report generated by Nipype.",
     )
     report_mask = File(
         desc="Mask used to draw the outline on the reportlet. "