diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index 0292fac13b..e527062a32 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -1952,10 +1952,10 @@ function the_generator( $type ) {
 function get_the_generator( $type ) {
 	switch ($type) {
 		case 'html':
-			$gen = '<meta name="generator" content="WordPress ' . get_bloginfo( 'version' ) . '">' . "\n";
+			$gen = '<meta name="generator" content="WordPress ' . get_bloginfo( 'version' ) . '">';
 			break;
 		case 'xhtml':
-			$gen = '<meta name="generator" content="WordPress ' . get_bloginfo( 'version' ) . '" />' . "\n";
+			$gen = '<meta name="generator" content="WordPress ' . get_bloginfo( 'version' ) . '" />';
 			break;
 		case 'atom':
 			$gen = '<generator uri="http://wordpress.org/" version="' . get_bloginfo_rss( 'version' ) . '">WordPress</generator>';