diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/__init__.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/__init__.py
index 19c4fc7bf..b2f22588c 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/__init__.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
 # Copyright 2016 The Meson development team
 
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");