diff --git a/automaton/_utils.py b/automaton/_utils.py
index 49feb02..8cd338b 100644
--- a/automaton/_utils.py
+++ b/automaton/_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 #    Copyright (C) 2015 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
diff --git a/automaton/converters/pydot.py b/automaton/converters/pydot.py
index a12be66..415adc5 100644
--- a/automaton/converters/pydot.py
+++ b/automaton/converters/pydot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 #    Copyright (C) 2015 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
diff --git a/automaton/exceptions.py b/automaton/exceptions.py
index 386225b..069b98b 100644
--- a/automaton/exceptions.py
+++ b/automaton/exceptions.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 #    Copyright (C) 2014 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
diff --git a/automaton/machines.py b/automaton/machines.py
index 469d84e..d6211e9 100644
--- a/automaton/machines.py
+++ b/automaton/machines.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 #    Copyright (C) 2014 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
diff --git a/automaton/runners.py b/automaton/runners.py
index 5aa36fa..af8d463 100644
--- a/automaton/runners.py
+++ b/automaton/runners.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 #    Copyright (C) 2015 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
diff --git a/automaton/tests/test_fsm.py b/automaton/tests/test_fsm.py
index f78728a..bbdb9a8 100644
--- a/automaton/tests/test_fsm.py
+++ b/automaton/tests/test_fsm.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 #    Copyright (C) 2014 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may