diff --git a/tools/install_venv.py b/tools/install_venv.py
index 0011a8be..4d8feeae 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 # Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
 # Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
 # All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/tools/install_venv_common.py b/tools/install_venv_common.py
index f428c1e0..8f54ce6d 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv_common.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv_common.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 # Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
 # Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
 #
diff --git a/tools/lintstack.py b/tools/lintstack.py
index 8b70c0db..7189ae3a 100755
--- a/tools/lintstack.py
+++ b/tools/lintstack.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 
 # Copyright (c) 2012, AT&T Labs, Yun Mao <yunmao@gmail.com>
 # All Rights Reserved.