diff --git a/django/views/static.py b/django/views/static.py
index ca0f4f0a9a..c8ebf0c22d 100644
--- a/django/views/static.py
+++ b/django/views/static.py
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ DEFAULT_DIRECTORY_INDEX_TEMPLATE = """
 
 def directory_index(path, fullpath):
     try:
-        t = loader.get_template('static/directory_index.html
-        ')
+        t = loader.get_template('static/directory_index.html')
     except TemplateDoesNotExist:
         t = Template(DEFAULT_DIRECTORY_INDEX_TEMPLATE, name='Default directory index template')
     files = []