diff --git a/openstack/common/versionutils.py b/openstack/common/versionutils.py
index f7b1f8a8..f8dc13ea 100644
--- a/openstack/common/versionutils.py
+++ b/openstack/common/versionutils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 # Copyright (c) 2013 OpenStack Foundation
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_versionutils.py b/tests/unit/test_versionutils.py
index 7c245ac2..de621da3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_versionutils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_versionutils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 # Copyright (c) 2013 OpenStack Foundation
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #