diff --git a/Lib/heapq.py b/Lib/heapq.py
index b74818e2ba7..464663a78a5 100644
--- a/Lib/heapq.py
+++ b/Lib/heapq.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: latin-1 -*-
-
 """Heap queue algorithm (a.k.a. priority queue).
 
 Heaps are arrays for which a[k] <= a[2*k+1] and a[k] <= a[2*k+2] for
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ maintains the heap invariant!
 
 __about__ = """Heap queues
 
-[explanation by François Pinard]
+[explanation by François Pinard]
 
 Heaps are arrays for which a[k] <= a[2*k+1] and a[k] <= a[2*k+2] for
 all k, counting elements from 0.  For the sake of comparison,