diff --git a/tools/lint.py b/tools/lint.py
index 69b88ca..d2a545b 100644
--- a/tools/lint.py
+++ b/tools/lint.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Intel Corporation.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
diff --git a/tools/patch_tox_venv.py b/tools/patch_tox_venv.py
index dc9ce83..ee8f53c 100644
--- a/tools/patch_tox_venv.py
+++ b/tools/patch_tox_venv.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 # Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may