diff --git a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
index 4392e420dfe..0c0b2562ce0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-# Copyright © 2006-2009 Steven J. Bethard <steven.bethard@gmail.com>.
+# Copyright 2006-2009 Steven J. Bethard <steven.bethard@gmail.com>.
 #
 # 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