diff --git a/format_novel/format_novel.py b/format_novel/format_novel.py
index acf2cb9..f53d513 100755
--- a/format_novel/format_novel.py
+++ b/format_novel/format_novel.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def right_align_header(document):
 def double_space_and_indent(paragraphs):
     this_paragraph_plaintext = False
     previous_paragraph_plaintext = False
+    previous_paragraph_style = None
 
     for paragraph in paragraphs:
         paragraph.paragraph_format.line_spacing = 2
@@ -88,7 +89,12 @@ def double_space_and_indent(paragraphs):
         if this_paragraph_plaintext and previous_paragraph_plaintext:
             paragraph.paragraph_format.first_line_indent = docx.shared.Inches(0.5)
 
+        # Remove duplicate empty paragraphs to cut down on vertical whitespace.
+        if paragraph.style == previous_paragraph_style and not paragraph.text:
+            paragraph._element.getparent().remove(paragraph._element)
+
         previous_paragraph_plaintext = this_paragraph_plaintext
+        previous_paragraph_style = paragraph.style
 
 
 def parse_arguments(unparsed_arguments):