diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index ae0e737..bf9f0ee 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-integration-test
 # Attributes:: default
diff --git a/recipes/create_network.rb b/recipes/create_network.rb
index 71fd548..9c86a3b 100644
--- a/recipes/create_network.rb
+++ b/recipes/create_network.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-integration-test
 # Recipe:: create_network
diff --git a/recipes/dns.rb b/recipes/dns.rb
index 54c8d50..b5d9d05 100644
--- a/recipes/dns.rb
+++ b/recipes/dns.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-integration-test
 # Recipe:: dns
diff --git a/recipes/orchestration.rb b/recipes/orchestration.rb
index 8f1d973..e5eb10c 100644
--- a/recipes/orchestration.rb
+++ b/recipes/orchestration.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-integration-test
 # Recipe:: orchestration
diff --git a/recipes/run_tempest.rb b/recipes/run_tempest.rb
index 2318de9..e1bc525 100644
--- a/recipes/run_tempest.rb
+++ b/recipes/run_tempest.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-integration-test
 # Recipe:: run_tempest
diff --git a/recipes/setup.rb b/recipes/setup.rb
index ee8a421..b41e6d5 100644
--- a/recipes/setup.rb
+++ b/recipes/setup.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 #
 # Cookbook:: openstack-integration-test
 # Recipe:: setup
diff --git a/spec/dns-rhel_spec.rb b/spec/dns-rhel_spec.rb
index 63b502c..fd29525 100644
--- a/spec/dns-rhel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/dns-rhel_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-integration-test::dns' do
diff --git a/spec/dns_spec.rb b/spec/dns_spec.rb
index 3fb3bc8..f51289b 100644
--- a/spec/dns_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/dns_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-integration-test::dns' do
diff --git a/spec/orchestration_spec.rb b/spec/orchestration_spec.rb
index 950d6e7..738fc32 100644
--- a/spec/orchestration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/orchestration_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-integration-test::orchestration' do
diff --git a/spec/setup-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/setup-redhat_spec.rb
index 92f7a49..79acae6 100644
--- a/spec/setup-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/setup-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-integration-test::setup' do
diff --git a/spec/setup_spec.rb b/spec/setup_spec.rb
index 1dc97aa..3da35da 100644
--- a/spec/setup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/setup_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 require_relative 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'openstack-integration-test::setup' do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index fa983ec..e6b8bf6 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
 require 'chefspec'
 require 'chefspec/berkshelf'
 require 'chef/application'