diff --git a/cloudpulseclient/__init__.py b/cloudpulseclient/__init__.py
index accbddf..d563f24 100644
--- a/cloudpulseclient/__init__.py
+++ b/cloudpulseclient/__init__.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
 # a copy of the License at
diff --git a/cloudpulseclient/common/base.py b/cloudpulseclient/common/base.py
index 8853ac0..c9d3a0d 100644
--- a/cloudpulseclient/common/base.py
+++ b/cloudpulseclient/common/base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
 # Copyright 2012 OpenStack LLC.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
diff --git a/cloudpulseclient/common/httpclient.py b/cloudpulseclient/common/httpclient.py
index 2383d03..c6997d6 100644
--- a/cloudpulseclient/common/httpclient.py
+++ b/cloudpulseclient/common/httpclient.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
 # Copyright 2012 OpenStack LLC.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
diff --git a/cloudpulseclient/common/utils.py b/cloudpulseclient/common/utils.py
index 37b2057..3e26643 100644
--- a/cloudpulseclient/common/utils.py
+++ b/cloudpulseclient/common/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
 # Copyright 2012 OpenStack LLC.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
diff --git a/cloudpulseclient/exceptions.py b/cloudpulseclient/exceptions.py
index 95bbd70..f618ab0 100644
--- a/cloudpulseclient/exceptions.py
+++ b/cloudpulseclient/exceptions.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
 #    a copy of the License at
diff --git a/cloudpulseclient/tests/base.py b/cloudpulseclient/tests/base.py
index 1c30cdb..2159808 100644
--- a/cloudpulseclient/tests/base.py
+++ b/cloudpulseclient/tests/base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 # Copyright 2010-2011 OpenStack Foundation
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
 #
diff --git a/cloudpulseclient/tests/test_cloudpulseclient.py b/cloudpulseclient/tests/test_cloudpulseclient.py
index b2aafaa..0a3a5cb 100644
--- a/cloudpulseclient/tests/test_cloudpulseclient.py
+++ b/cloudpulseclient/tests/test_cloudpulseclient.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
 # a copy of the License at
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 9d70cbc..43eadb9 100755
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/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