diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index aba39e1..87ad675 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bincode"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 authors = ["Ty Overby <ty@pre-alpha.com>", "Francesco Mazzoli <f@mazzo.li>"]
 
 repository = "https://github.com/TyOverby/bincode"
diff --git a/src/rustc_serialize/mod.rs b/src/rustc_serialize/mod.rs
index b7565ed..694eb24 100644
--- a/src/rustc_serialize/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rustc_serialize/mod.rs
@@ -100,4 +100,3 @@ pub fn encoded_size_bounded<T: Encodable>(t: &T, max: u64) -> Option<u64> {
     let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(max);
     t.encode(&mut size_checker).ok().map(|_| size_checker.written)
 }
-