diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/docstring.py b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/docstring.py
index 60c655f686e97..17edab372513d 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/docstring.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/docstring.py
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ def docstring_that_ends_with_quote_and_a_line_break3():
     """
 
 
+class ByteDocstring:
+    b"""   has leading whitespace"""
+    first_statement = 1
+
 class TabbedIndent:
 	def tabbed_indent(self):
 		"""check for correct tabbed formatting
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/suite.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/suite.rs
index fa50c8ba42df9..a32184f5b7da3 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/suite.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/suite.rs
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ impl<'a> DocstringStmt<'a> {
 
         match value.as_ref() {
             Expr::StringLiteral(value) if !value.implicit_concatenated => Some(DocstringStmt(stmt)),
-            Expr::BytesLiteral(value) if !value.implicit_concatenated => Some(DocstringStmt(stmt)),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@docstring.py.snap b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@docstring.py.snap
index 3b2867715f843..580b55562af07 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@docstring.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@docstring.py.snap
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ def docstring_that_ends_with_quote_and_a_line_break3():
     """
 
 
+class ByteDocstring:
+    b"""   has leading whitespace"""
+    first_statement = 1
+
 class TabbedIndent:
 	def tabbed_indent(self):
 		"""check for correct tabbed formatting
@@ -213,6 +217,11 @@ def docstring_that_ends_with_quote_and_a_line_break3():
     """he said "the news of my death have been greatly exaggerated" """
 
 
+class ByteDocstring:
+    b"""   has leading whitespace"""
+    first_statement = 1
+
+
 class TabbedIndent:
     def tabbed_indent(self):
         """check for correct tabbed formatting
@@ -327,6 +336,11 @@ def docstring_that_ends_with_quote_and_a_line_break3():
   """he said "the news of my death have been greatly exaggerated" """
 
 
+class ByteDocstring:
+  b"""   has leading whitespace"""
+  first_statement = 1
+
+
 class TabbedIndent:
   def tabbed_indent(self):
     """check for correct tabbed formatting
@@ -441,6 +455,11 @@ def docstring_that_ends_with_quote_and_a_line_break3():
 	"""he said "the news of my death have been greatly exaggerated" """
 
 
+class ByteDocstring:
+	b"""   has leading whitespace"""
+	first_statement = 1
+
+
 class TabbedIndent:
 	def tabbed_indent(self):
 		"""check for correct tabbed formatting
@@ -555,6 +574,11 @@ def docstring_that_ends_with_quote_and_a_line_break3():
 	"""he said "the news of my death have been greatly exaggerated" """
 
 
+class ByteDocstring:
+	b"""   has leading whitespace"""
+	first_statement = 1
+
+
 class TabbedIndent:
 	def tabbed_indent(self):
 		"""check for correct tabbed formatting