6 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
index 0c1d35e63..87eba9ad0 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ listItemToDocbook opts item =
 
 -- | Convert a Pandoc block element to Docbook.
 blockToDocbook :: WriterOptions -> Block -> Doc
-blockToDocbook opts Blank = text ""
 blockToDocbook opts Null = empty
 blockToDocbook opts (Plain lst) = wrap opts lst
 blockToDocbook opts (Para lst) = 
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
index 5f42679b4..6b42c010f 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ obfuscateString = concatMap obfuscateChar
 
 -- | Convert Pandoc block element to HTML.
 blockToHtml :: WriterOptions -> Block -> Html
-blockToHtml opts Blank = noHtml
 blockToHtml opts Null = noHtml
 blockToHtml opts (Plain lst) = inlineListToHtml opts lst
 blockToHtml opts (Para lst) = paragraph $ inlineListToHtml opts lst
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
index d72c915d5..de1b7e207 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ deVerb (other:rest) = other:(deVerb rest)
 blockToLaTeX :: [Block]   -- ^ List of note blocks to use in resolving note refs
              -> Block     -- ^ Block to convert
              -> String 
-blockToLaTeX notes Blank = "\n" 
 blockToLaTeX notes Null = ""
 blockToLaTeX notes (Plain lst) = inlineListToLaTeX notes lst ++ "\n"
 blockToLaTeX notes (Para lst) = (inlineListToLaTeX notes lst) ++ "\n\n"
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
index 13e5aca89..687f6e6c4 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ formatKeys [] = []
 formatKeys [x] = [x]
 formatKeys ((Key x1 y1):(Key x2 y2):rest) = 
   (Key x1 y1):(formatKeys ((Key x2 y2):rest))
-formatKeys ((Key x1 y1):rest) = (Key x1 y1):Blank:(formatKeys rest)
-formatKeys (x:(Key x1 y1):rest) = x:Blank:(formatKeys ((Key x1 y1):rest))
+formatKeys ((Key x1 y1):rest) = (Key x1 y1):(Plain [Str ""]):(formatKeys rest)
+formatKeys (x:(Key x1 y1):rest) = x:(Plain [Str ""]):(formatKeys ((Key x1 y1):rest))
 formatKeys (x:rest) = x:(formatKeys rest)
 
 -- | Convert bibliographic information into Markdown header.
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ dateToMarkdown str = text "% " <> text (escapeString str)
 blockToMarkdown :: Int    -- ^ Tab stop
                 -> Block  -- ^ Block element
                 -> Doc 
-blockToMarkdown tabStop Blank = text ""
 blockToMarkdown tabStop Null = empty
 blockToMarkdown tabStop (Plain lst) = wrappedMarkdown lst
 blockToMarkdown tabStop (Para lst) = (wrappedMarkdown lst) <> (text "\n")
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
index b6802ffa2..27d1a596a 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ dateToRST str = text ":Date: " <> text (escapeString str) <> char '\n'
 blockToRST :: Int        -- ^ tab stop
            -> Block      -- ^ block element to convert
            -> (Doc, Doc) -- ^ first element is text, second is references for end of file
-blockToRST tabStop Blank = (text "\n", empty)
 blockToRST tabStop Null = (empty, empty)
 blockToRST tabStop (Plain lst) = wrappedRST lst
 blockToRST tabStop (Para [TeX str]) =    -- raw latex block
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs
index 86991368b..2dddb857b 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ blockToRTF :: [Block]   -- ^ list of note blocks
            -> Int       -- ^ indent level
            -> Block     -- ^ block to convert
            -> String
-blockToRTF notes indent Blank = rtfPar indent 0 ""
 blockToRTF notes indent Null = ""
 blockToRTF notes indent (Plain lst) = 
   rtfCompact indent 0 (inlineListToRTF notes lst)