diff --git a/eng/Common.globalconfig b/eng/Common.globalconfig
index ba417e063f2..d4104d11ecd 100644
--- a/eng/Common.globalconfig
+++ b/eng/Common.globalconfig
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ dotnet_diagnostic.SA1507.severity = suggestion
 dotnet_diagnostic.SA1508.severity = suggestion
 
 # Opening braces should not be preceded by blank line
-dotnet_diagnostic.SA1509.severity = suggestion
+dotnet_diagnostic.SA1509.severity = warning
 
 # 'else' statement should not be preceded by a blank line
 dotnet_diagnostic.SA1510.severity = suggestion
diff --git a/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Definition/ProjectItem_Tests.cs b/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Definition/ProjectItem_Tests.cs
index 1bd2d2e55de..e6ce265d280 100644
--- a/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Definition/ProjectItem_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Build.OM.UnitTests/Definition/ProjectItem_Tests.cs
@@ -3338,7 +3338,6 @@ public void UpdateAndRemoveShouldUseCaseInsensitiveMatching()
         public static IEnumerable<Object[]> UpdateAndRemoveShouldWorkWithEscapedCharactersTestData
         {
             get
-
             {
                 var expectedMetadata = new[]
                 {
diff --git a/src/Build/Utilities/EngineFileUtilities.cs b/src/Build/Utilities/EngineFileUtilities.cs
index 5ee535bc9b7..52ce8f00319 100644
--- a/src/Build/Utilities/EngineFileUtilities.cs
+++ b/src/Build/Utilities/EngineFileUtilities.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ internal static string[] GetFileListUnescaped
             string directoryEscaped,
             string filespecEscaped
             )
-
         {
             return GetFileList(directoryEscaped, filespecEscaped, returnEscaped: false, forceEvaluateWildCards: false, excludeSpecsEscaped: null, fileMatcher: FileMatcher.Default);
         }
diff --git a/src/MSBuild/CommandLineSwitchException.cs b/src/MSBuild/CommandLineSwitchException.cs
index b1ee673c8ee..d5a4b8bb7a6 100644
--- a/src/MSBuild/CommandLineSwitchException.cs
+++ b/src/MSBuild/CommandLineSwitchException.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ private CommandLineSwitchException
             StreamingContext context
         ) :
             base(info, context)
-
         {
             ErrorUtilities.VerifyThrowArgumentNull(info, nameof(info));
 
diff --git a/src/MSBuild/InitializationException.cs b/src/MSBuild/InitializationException.cs
index 0461ba155f2..deb2a93f11c 100644
--- a/src/MSBuild/InitializationException.cs
+++ b/src/MSBuild/InitializationException.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ private InitializationException
             StreamingContext context
         ) :
             base(info, context)
-
         {
             ErrorUtilities.VerifyThrowArgumentNull(info, nameof(info));
 
diff --git a/src/StringTools/StringTools.cs b/src/StringTools/StringTools.cs
index fbe794342b9..664057961b5 100644
--- a/src/StringTools/StringTools.cs
+++ b/src/StringTools/StringTools.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 namespace Microsoft.NET.StringTools
 {
     public static class Strings
-
     {
         #region Fields
 
diff --git a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/XslTransformation_Tests.cs b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/XslTransformation_Tests.cs
index 59223662e76..467ebc482cb 100644
--- a/src/Tasks.UnitTests/XslTransformation_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Tasks.UnitTests/XslTransformation_Tests.cs
@@ -865,25 +865,25 @@ public void CompiledDllWithTwoTypes()
 
             CompileDoubleType(doubleTypePath);
 
+            XslTransformation t = new()
             {
-                XslTransformation t = new XslTransformation();
-                t.BuildEngine = engine;
-                t.OutputPaths = outputPaths;
-                t.XmlContent = _xmlDocument;
-                t.XslCompiledDllPath = new TaskItem(doubleTypePath);
-                try
-                {
-                    t.Execute();
-                    Console.WriteLine(engine.Log);
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    Assert.Contains("error?", e.Message);
-                }
-
-                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(engine.Log);
+                BuildEngine = engine,
+                OutputPaths = outputPaths,
+                XmlContent = _xmlDocument,
+                XslCompiledDllPath = new TaskItem(doubleTypePath),
+            };
+            try
+            {
+                t.Execute();
+                Console.WriteLine(engine.Log);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Assert.Contains("error?", e.Message);
             }
 
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(engine.Log);
+
             CleanUp(dir);
         }
 #endif
@@ -912,7 +912,6 @@ public void MultipleXmlInputs_Matching()
             // outputPaths have one output path, lets duplicate it
             TaskItem[] outputMultiPaths = new TaskItem[] { new TaskItem(outputPaths[0].ItemSpec + ".1.xml"),
                 new TaskItem(outputPaths[0].ItemSpec + ".2.xml"), new TaskItem(outputPaths[0].ItemSpec + ".3.xml"), new TaskItem(outputPaths[0].ItemSpec + ".4.xml") };
-
             {
                 XslTransformation t = new XslTransformation();
                 t.BuildEngine = engine;