diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/help.py b/Lib/idlelib/help.py
index dfccfcb9bda89a..bdf4b2b29f11a2 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/help.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
             if self.level > 0:
                 self.nested_dl = True
         elif tag == 'li':
-            s = '\n* ' if self.simplelist else '\n\n* '
+            s = '\n* '
         elif tag == 'dt':
             s = '\n\n' if not self.nested_dl else '\n'  # Avoid extra line.
             self.nested_dl = False