diff --git a/castellan/__init__.py b/castellan/__init__.py
index da2cf1c6..39894232 100644
--- a/castellan/__init__.py
+++ b/castellan/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
diff --git a/castellan/tests/base.py b/castellan/tests/base.py
index a3d8a114..c988d463 100644
--- a/castellan/tests/base.py
+++ b/castellan/tests/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # Copyright 2010-2011 OpenStack Foundation
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index a4f5eb01..0d1161b4 100755
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at