diff --git a/_layouts/course.html b/_layouts/course.html
index ebba09de574ee02479a6a6e0e6c025d636bae2ba..b4de0ab17e04120b1d861625c82646d541b0fbac 100644
--- a/_layouts/course.html
+++ b/_layouts/course.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ layout: default
       <div class="card-content">
         <span class="card-title">{{page.title}}</span>
         {% for person in page.instructors %}
-            {% include people_chip.html %}<br />
+            {% include people_chip.html %}
         {% endfor %}        
         <hr />
         
diff --git a/_layouts/project.html b/_layouts/project.html
index cc90cec633ce359aa8eeb337e3b3b0e7abba2f86..d9dc83382435ce7390c5a619deb5c9245a62bb33 100644
--- a/_layouts/project.html
+++ b/_layouts/project.html
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ layout: default
                 
                 <!-- list all the people -->
                 {% for person in page.people %}
-                  {% include people_chip.html %} <br />
+                  {% include people_chip.html %}
                   {% assign needs_break = true %}
                 {% endfor %}
                 
diff --git a/_layouts/system.html b/_layouts/system.html
index 13ea8e34ad64033e87a8e057b2a75b5749082868..d86e34f5a9aa4a457a773ee7834698b58c4bb3ce 100644
--- a/_layouts/system.html
+++ b/_layouts/system.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ layout: default
                 {% endif %}
                 
                 {% for person in page.people %}
-                  {% include people_chip.html %} <br />
+                  {% include people_chip.html %}
                 {% endfor %}
             </div>
             {% assign hasaction = false %}