diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index 475f14e741..1fc13a2b3d 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -3117,8 +3117,3 @@ function setup_vxlan_network {
 # Restore xtrace + pipefail
 $_XTRACE_IRONIC
 $_PIPEFAIL_IRONIC
-
-# Tell emacs to use shell-script-mode
-## Local variables:
-## mode: shell-script
-## End: