diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py
index dd66b19c58..ea86690e24 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 from __future__ import print_function
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/boards.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/boards.py
index d598272322..33d26a3884 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/boards.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/boards.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 from collections import OrderedDict
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/build_summary.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/build_summary.py
index b7469c7fdc..d700254396 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/build_summary.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/build_summary.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 # Copyright (C) 2016  Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/chibios.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/chibios.py
index 2c022cebd2..3654a9d009 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/chibios.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/chibios.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 """
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/cmake.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/cmake.py
index 5006dea368..9ec9691c15 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/cmake.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/cmake.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2016  Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/esp32.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/esp32.py
index 6f89acb60a..8631abff3c 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/esp32.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/esp32.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 """
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/gbenchmark.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/gbenchmark.py
index 1f73336e19..1ecfcb20e2 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/gbenchmark.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/gbenchmark.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 """
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/git_submodule.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/git_submodule.py
index 579e600ebb..be28216e9c 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/git_submodule.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/git_submodule.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 """
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/gtest.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/gtest.py
index 2fbf781b10..b9b0b8cd9b 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/gtest.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/gtest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 """
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/mavgen.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/mavgen.py
index 8920dc84fc..0dec862075 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/mavgen.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/mavgen.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 # (c) Siddharth Bharat Purohit, 3DRobotics Inc.
 
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/static_linking.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/static_linking.py
index 3402ee0b6c..7e86727dd7 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/static_linking.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/static_linking.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 """
diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/uavcangen.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/uavcangen.py
index dae23b8e4f..1ec550a025 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/uavcangen.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/uavcangen.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 """