diff --git a/api-ref/source/conf.py b/api-ref/source/conf.py
index e0155160..62740aaf 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/conf.py
+++ b/api-ref/source/conf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
diff --git a/mogan/api/middleware/__init__.py b/mogan/api/middleware/__init__.py
index adf668af..ff31a7cc 100644
--- a/mogan/api/middleware/__init__.py
+++ b/mogan/api/middleware/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
diff --git a/mogan/api/middleware/auth_token.py b/mogan/api/middleware/auth_token.py
index 97024228..fac9bf67 100644
--- a/mogan/api/middleware/auth_token.py
+++ b/mogan/api/middleware/auth_token.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
diff --git a/mogan/common/keystone.py b/mogan/common/keystone.py
index 36f642c3..d2e84e5e 100644
--- a/mogan/common/keystone.py
+++ b/mogan/common/keystone.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# coding=utf-8
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
diff --git a/mogan/common/service.py b/mogan/common/service.py
index f1a7638d..17c6c955 100644
--- a/mogan/common/service.py
+++ b/mogan/common/service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
diff --git a/mogan/tests/functional/api/__init__.py b/mogan/tests/functional/api/__init__.py
index cc41915c..d2f5eb7e 100644
--- a/mogan/tests/functional/api/__init__.py
+++ b/mogan/tests/functional/api/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
 # All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/mogan/tests/unit/api/test_hooks.py b/mogan/tests/unit/api/test_hooks.py
index 89eeec9a..42a42833 100644
--- a/mogan/tests/unit/api/test_hooks.py
+++ b/mogan/tests/unit/api/test_hooks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 #    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
diff --git a/mogan/tests/unit/cmd/test_dbsync.py b/mogan/tests/unit/cmd/test_dbsync.py
index 4e0cbe02..e11ea797 100644
--- a/mogan/tests/unit/cmd/test_dbsync.py
+++ b/mogan/tests/unit/cmd/test_dbsync.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
 # All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/mogan/tests/unit/common/test_fsm.py b/mogan/tests/unit/common/test_fsm.py
index 055e0d31..990298f6 100644
--- a/mogan/tests/unit/common/test_fsm.py
+++ b/mogan/tests/unit/common/test_fsm.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 #    Copyright (C) 2014 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
diff --git a/mogan/tests/unit/objects/test_server.py b/mogan/tests/unit/objects/test_server.py
index a4c4eb32..4a3b80a1 100644
--- a/mogan/tests/unit/objects/test_server.py
+++ b/mogan/tests/unit/objects/test_server.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# coding=utf-8
-#
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 #    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 1a83969f..6b663809 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at