diff --git a/mininet/cli.py b/mininet/cli.py
index 6a3b110..8343582 100644
--- a/mininet/cli.py
+++ b/mininet/cli.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
 """
 A simple command-line interface for Mininet.
 
diff --git a/mininet/net.py b/mininet/net.py
index ab08bd8..d7ce3d5 100755
--- a/mininet/net.py
+++ b/mininet/net.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
 """
 
     Mininet: A simple networking testbed for OpenFlow!
diff --git a/mininet/node.py b/mininet/node.py
index d93b571..888a28f 100644
--- a/mininet/node.py
+++ b/mininet/node.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 """
 Node objects for Mininet.
 
diff --git a/mininet/util.py b/mininet/util.py
index f60b9df..221c85e 100644
--- a/mininet/util.py
+++ b/mininet/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 "Utility functions for Mininet."
 
 from time import sleep
diff --git a/mininet/xterm.py b/mininet/xterm.py
index d53dc89..2ae29f9 100644
--- a/mininet/xterm.py
+++ b/mininet/xterm.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 """
 XTerm creation and cleanup.
 Utility functions to run an xterm (connected via screen(1)) on each host.