diff --git a/app/models/profile.rb b/app/models/profile.rb
index bd8cbfe..c25c563 100644
--- a/app/models/profile.rb
+++ b/app/models/profile.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ class Profile < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   class << self
 
+    # finds a profile by its identifier. This method is a shortcut to
+    # +find_by_identifier+.
     def [](identifier)
       self.find_by_identifier(identifier)
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/profile_test.rb b/test/unit/profile_test.rb
index 18b94e0..befb988 100644
--- a/test/unit/profile_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/profile_test.rb
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ class ProfileTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal profile, Profile['testprofile']
   end
 
-
   private
 
   def assert_invalid_identifier(id)
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