diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 2a895938b4..a30fe1300a 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ Imports
 
 Example::
 
-  # vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
   {{stdlib imports in human alphabetical order}}
   \n
   {{third-party lib imports in human alphabetical order}}
diff --git a/manila/network/neutron/api.py b/manila/network/neutron/api.py
index a118e21ab9..780782af4f 100644
--- a/manila/network/neutron/api.py
+++ b/manila/network/neutron/api.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
-#
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 
 from neutronclient.common import exceptions as neutron_client_exc
 from oslo.config import cfg
diff --git a/manila/tests/fake_compute.py b/manila/tests/fake_compute.py
index 2ca3b94f53..78d8263d12 100644
--- a/manila/tests/fake_compute.py
+++ b/manila/tests/fake_compute.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
-#
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
diff --git a/manila/tests/fake_network.py b/manila/tests/fake_network.py
index 202afefa32..500d8f924a 100644
--- a/manila/tests/fake_network.py
+++ b/manila/tests/fake_network.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
-#
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 
 import uuid
 
diff --git a/manila/tests/fake_volume.py b/manila/tests/fake_volume.py
index 9cafa1c3d8..332a7be9e7 100644
--- a/manila/tests/fake_volume.py
+++ b/manila/tests/fake_volume.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
-#
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 
 
 from oslo.config import cfg