diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/builder.py b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/builder.py
index 6d7cbc19..c72709a1 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/builder.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/builder.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.
diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/checker.py b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/checker.py
index 9a6d2578..ea770611 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/checker.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/checker.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.
diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/directive.py b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/directive.py
index c72654b5..5fb8cf0e 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/directive.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/directive.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.
diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/filters.py b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/filters.py
index c2d540ef..b0b3eae0 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/filters.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/filters.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.
diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_builder.py b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_builder.py
index 69e90655..b8ec6d34 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_builder.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_builder.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.
diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_checker.py b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_checker.py
index 6a4f680e..4316d0fb 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_checker.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_checker.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.
diff --git a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_filter.py b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_filter.py
index 5d9c6ea4..7547f8b1 100644
--- a/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_filter.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/spelling/tests/test_filter.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.