diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 47894b952..b11ef2a1d 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
       { "blankLine": "any", "prev": "multiline-expression", "next": "return" },
       { "blankLine": "always", "prev": "*", "next": "multiline-expression" },
       { "blankLine": "always", "prev": "*", "next": "multiline-expression" },
+      { "blankLine": "any", "prev": "empty", "next": "multiline-expression" },
       { "blankLine": "always", "prev": "multiline-block-like", "next": "*" },
       { "blankLine": "any", "prev": "multiline-block-like", "next": "return" },
       { "blankLine": "always", "prev": "*", "next": "multiline-block-like" },
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/utils/clone-fragment.js b/packages/slate-react/src/utils/clone-fragment.js
index 6777ee53a..56ce6cee5 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/utils/clone-fragment.js
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/utils/clone-fragment.js
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ function cloneFragment(event, value, fragment = value.fragment) {
 
   // Remove any zero-width space spans from the cloned DOM so that they don't
   // show up elsewhere when pasted.
-  // eslint-disable-next-line padding-line-between-statements
   ;[].slice.call(contents.querySelectorAll(ZERO_WIDTH_SELECTOR)).forEach(zw => {
     const isNewline = zw.getAttribute(ZERO_WIDTH_ATTRIBUTE) === 'n'
     zw.textContent = isNewline ? '\n' : ''