diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 713eec0..6f4cde6 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
diff --git a/grafana_dashboards/__init__.py b/grafana_dashboards/__init__.py
index a28f67f..dd2c76b 100644
--- a/grafana_dashboards/__init__.py
+++ b/grafana_dashboards/__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/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index 940bf87..2b3dee3 100644
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 # Copyright 2010-2011 OpenStack Foundation
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
 # Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
diff --git a/tests/schema/base.py b/tests/schema/base.py
index 1843796..867600e 100644
--- a/tests/schema/base.py
+++ b/tests/schema/base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 # Copyright 2010-2011 OpenStack Foundation
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
 # Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
diff --git a/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0010.yaml b/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0010.yaml
index 4f767d7..e221560 100644
--- a/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0010.yaml
+++ b/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0010.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 dashboard:
   title: New dashboard
   rows:
diff --git a/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0011.yaml b/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0011.yaml
index fbb152c..2382200 100644
--- a/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0011.yaml
+++ b/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0011.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 dashboard:
   title: New dashboard
   rows:
diff --git a/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0012.yaml b/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0012.yaml
index 9b3c88a..18f24e6 100644
--- a/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0012.yaml
+++ b/tests/schema/fixtures/dashboard-0012.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 dashboard:
   title: New dashboard
   rows: