diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 40c21f3..891f49a 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Attributes:: default
diff --git a/attributes/designate_conf.rb b/attributes/designate_conf.rb
index bc8c63e..3a284b8 100644
--- a/attributes/designate_conf.rb
+++ b/attributes/designate_conf.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Attributes:: default
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 675da72..794fcc7 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 name              'openstack-dns'
 maintainer        'openstack-chef'
 maintainer_email  'openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org'
diff --git a/recipes/api.rb b/recipes/api.rb
index ee828ec..47fa630 100644
--- a/recipes/api.rb
+++ b/recipes/api.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Recipe:: api
diff --git a/recipes/central.rb b/recipes/central.rb
index 93c6dde..6aeada6 100644
--- a/recipes/central.rb
+++ b/recipes/central.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Recipe:: central
diff --git a/recipes/common.rb b/recipes/common.rb
index 8d88cb1..75aba18 100644
--- a/recipes/common.rb
+++ b/recipes/common.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Recipe:: common
diff --git a/recipes/dashboard.rb b/recipes/dashboard.rb
index dd68442..15ac5d8 100644
--- a/recipes/dashboard.rb
+++ b/recipes/dashboard.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Recipe:: dashboard
diff --git a/recipes/identity_registration.rb b/recipes/identity_registration.rb
index ed11333..b16dac3 100644
--- a/recipes/identity_registration.rb
+++ b/recipes/identity_registration.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Recipe:: identity_registration
diff --git a/recipes/mdns.rb b/recipes/mdns.rb
index 58dd5d6..d53e4e9 100644
--- a/recipes/mdns.rb
+++ b/recipes/mdns.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Recipe:: mdns
diff --git a/recipes/neutron_int.rb b/recipes/neutron_int.rb
index cc1ab42..a9cfcad 100644
--- a/recipes/neutron_int.rb
+++ b/recipes/neutron_int.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Recipe:: neutron_int
diff --git a/recipes/producer.rb b/recipes/producer.rb
index 14bf991..d5d661e 100644
--- a/recipes/producer.rb
+++ b/recipes/producer.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Recipe:: producer
diff --git a/recipes/sink.rb b/recipes/sink.rb
index 1dd7a59..70afc75 100644
--- a/recipes/sink.rb
+++ b/recipes/sink.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Recipe:: producer
diff --git a/recipes/worker.rb b/recipes/worker.rb
index e1f9358..74f6bc8 100644
--- a/recipes/worker.rb
+++ b/recipes/worker.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-dns
 # Recipe:: worker
diff --git a/spec/api-rhel_spec.rb b/spec/api-rhel_spec.rb
index fea692a..cb97a7b 100644
--- a/spec/api-rhel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api-rhel_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::api' do
diff --git a/spec/api_spec.rb b/spec/api_spec.rb
index 3e61271..e458259 100644
--- a/spec/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::api' do
diff --git a/spec/central-rhel_spec.rb b/spec/central-rhel_spec.rb
index c6c24aa..aa471e3 100644
--- a/spec/central-rhel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/central-rhel_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::central' do
diff --git a/spec/central_spec.rb b/spec/central_spec.rb
index d40c84f..666232e 100644
--- a/spec/central_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/central_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::central' do
diff --git a/spec/common-rhel_spec.rb b/spec/common-rhel_spec.rb
index 5c6335a..d281e2c 100644
--- a/spec/common-rhel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/common-rhel_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::common' do
diff --git a/spec/common_spec.rb b/spec/common_spec.rb
index 0805487..7ccdcc3 100644
--- a/spec/common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/common_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::common' do
diff --git a/spec/dashboard_spec.rb b/spec/dashboard_spec.rb
index 61fc76f..7d4d030 100644
--- a/spec/dashboard_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/dashboard_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::dashboard' do
diff --git a/spec/identity_registration_spec.rb b/spec/identity_registration_spec.rb
index 4ff8eea..2a017de 100644
--- a/spec/identity_registration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/identity_registration_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::identity_registration' do
diff --git a/spec/mdns-rhel_spec.rb b/spec/mdns-rhel_spec.rb
index d9a66ea..8fb29a3 100644
--- a/spec/mdns-rhel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mdns-rhel_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::mdns' do
diff --git a/spec/mdns_spec.rb b/spec/mdns_spec.rb
index d5016cf..eb8ac61 100644
--- a/spec/mdns_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mdns_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::mdns' do
diff --git a/spec/neutron_int_spec.rb b/spec/neutron_int_spec.rb
index 4f355b6..905bdf6 100644
--- a/spec/neutron_int_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/neutron_int_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::neutron_int' do
diff --git a/spec/producer-rhel_spec.rb b/spec/producer-rhel_spec.rb
index af7a768..e5773a0 100644
--- a/spec/producer-rhel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer-rhel_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::producer' do
diff --git a/spec/producer_spec.rb b/spec/producer_spec.rb
index 2ed3916..3ccf9f3 100644
--- a/spec/producer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::producer' do
diff --git a/spec/sink-rhel_spec.rb b/spec/sink-rhel_spec.rb
index 3f10305..5bd3033 100644
--- a/spec/sink-rhel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sink-rhel_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::sink' do
diff --git a/spec/sink_spec.rb b/spec/sink_spec.rb
index 43b239d..564d56c 100644
--- a/spec/sink_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sink_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::sink' do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index bb9e6d3..82bbd55 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
-
 require 'chefspec'
 require 'chefspec/berkshelf'
 require 'chef/application'
diff --git a/spec/worker-rhel_spec.rb b/spec/worker-rhel_spec.rb
index 50adf66..77d74f4 100644
--- a/spec/worker-rhel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/worker-rhel_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::worker' do
diff --git a/spec/worker_spec.rb b/spec/worker_spec.rb
index aa153d4..6225c98 100644
--- a/spec/worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/worker_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Encoding: utf-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-dns::worker' do