diff --git a/encoding/prototext/encode_test.go b/encoding/prototext/encode_test.go
index 15e98a1..839c4f9 100644
--- a/encoding/prototext/encode_test.go
+++ b/encoding/prototext/encode_test.go
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
 	}{{
 		desc:  "proto2 optional scalars not set",
 		input: &pb2.Scalars{},
-		want:  "\n",
+		want:  "",
 	}, {
 		desc:  "proto3 scalars not set",
 		input: &pb3.Scalars{},
-		want:  "\n",
+		want:  "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "proto2 optional scalars set to zero values",
 		input: &pb2.Scalars{
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 			SBytes:    []byte{},
 			SString:   "",
 		},
-		want: "\n",
+		want: "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "proto2 optional scalars set to some values",
 		input: &pb2.Scalars{
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 	}, {
 		desc:  "proto2 enum not set",
 		input: &pb2.Enums{},
-		want:  "\n",
+		want:  "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "proto2 enum set to zero value",
 		input: &pb2.Enums{
@@ -214,14 +214,14 @@
 	}, {
 		desc:  "proto3 enum not set",
 		input: &pb3.Enums{},
-		want:  "\n",
+		want:  "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "proto3 enum set to zero value",
 		input: &pb3.Enums{
 			SEnum:       pb3.Enum_ZERO,
 			SNestedEnum: pb3.Enums_CERO,
 		},
-		want: "\n",
+		want: "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "proto3 enum",
 		input: &pb3.Enums{
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 	}, {
 		desc:  "proto2 nested message not set",
 		input: &pb2.Nests{},
-		want:  "\n",
+		want:  "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "proto2 nested message set to empty",
 		input: &pb2.Nests{
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 	}, {
 		desc:  "proto3 nested message not set",
 		input: &pb3.Nests{},
-		want:  "\n",
+		want:  "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "proto3 nested message set to empty",
 		input: &pb3.Nests{
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 	}, {
 		desc:  "oneof not set",
 		input: &pb3.Oneofs{},
-		want:  "\n",
+		want:  "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "oneof set to empty string",
 		input: &pb3.Oneofs{
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
 	}, {
 		desc:  "repeated fields not set",
 		input: &pb2.Repeats{},
-		want:  "\n",
+		want:  "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "repeated fields set to empty slices",
 		input: &pb2.Repeats{
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
 			RptDouble: []float64{},
 			RptBytes:  [][]byte{},
 		},
-		want: "\n",
+		want: "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "repeated fields set to some values",
 		input: &pb2.Repeats{
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
 			RptNested: []*pb2.Nested{},
 			Rptgroup:  []*pb2.Nests_RptGroup{},
 		},
-		want: "\n",
+		want: "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "repeated messages",
 		input: &pb2.Nests{
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
 	}, {
 		desc:  "map fields not set",
 		input: &pb3.Maps{},
-		want:  "\n",
+		want:  "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "map fields set to empty",
 		input: &pb3.Maps{
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
 			StrToNested:  map[string]*pb3.Nested{},
 			StrToOneofs:  map[string]*pb3.Oneofs{},
 		},
-		want: "\n",
+		want: "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "map fields 1",
 		input: &pb3.Maps{
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
 	}, {
 		desc:    "required fields not set",
 		input:   &pb2.Requireds{},
-		want:    "\n",
+		want:    "",
 		wantErr: true,
 	}, {
 		desc: "required fields partially set",
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@
 		input: &pb2.IndirectRequired{
 			RptNested: []*pb2.NestedWithRequired{},
 		},
-		want: "\n",
+		want: "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "indirect required field in repeated",
 		input: &pb2.IndirectRequired{
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@
 		input: &pb2.IndirectRequired{
 			StrToNested: map[string]*pb2.NestedWithRequired{},
 		},
-		want: "\n",
+		want: "",
 	}, {
 		desc: "indirect required field in map",
 		input: &pb2.IndirectRequired{
diff --git a/internal/encoding/text/encode.go b/internal/encoding/text/encode.go
index 8f146ae..6757046 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/text/encode.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/text/encode.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package text
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -49,9 +48,6 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if len(indent) > 0 {
-		return append(bytes.TrimRight(p.out, "\n"), '\n'), nil
-	}
 	return p.out, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/encoding/text/text_test.go b/internal/encoding/text/text_test.go
index 64771f3..ba08868 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/text/text_test.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/text/text_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	}{{
 		in:            "",
 		wantVal:       V(Msg{}),
-		wantOutIndent: "\n",
+		wantOutIndent: "",
 	}, {
 		in:      S("%s# hello%s", space, space),
 		wantVal: V(Msg{}),