diff --git a/lib/scripts/TeXFiles.py b/lib/scripts/TeXFiles.py
index 578fd56a43..9e6f6b5489 100755
--- a/lib/scripts/TeXFiles.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/TeXFiles.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file TeXFiles.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/clean_dvi.py b/lib/scripts/clean_dvi.py
index 5c346362e8..317ea92222 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/clean_dvi.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/clean_dvi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
-
 '''
 file clean_dvi.py
 This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
diff --git a/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py b/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py
index deb1af0866..63d0e09c6a 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file convertDefault.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/csv2lyx.py b/lib/scripts/csv2lyx.py
index 46a903e258..ab194f7cc4 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/csv2lyx.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/csv2lyx.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file csv2lyx.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/date.py b/lib/scripts/date.py
index 23cd79e943..39426e969d 100755
--- a/lib/scripts/date.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/date.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file date.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/ext_copy.py b/lib/scripts/ext_copy.py
index b3ef9ad27d..fb70d7bbba 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/ext_copy.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/ext_copy.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file ext_copy.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fen2ascii.py b/lib/scripts/fen2ascii.py
index 96bd6e0e1c..473515ccc7 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fen2ascii.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fen2ascii.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
-
 # file fen2ascii.py
 # This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
 # Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py b/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py
index e20b2ad06b..603fd31103 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file fig2pdf.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py b/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py
index 1a559821a7..aaf3a1bd3a 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file fig2pstex.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py b/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py
index 16ae154a4e..1c66b3295e 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file fig_copy.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/html2latexwrapper.py b/lib/scripts/html2latexwrapper.py
index d97942cfc9..0629573cc5 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/html2latexwrapper.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/html2latexwrapper.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file html2latexwrapper.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/include_bib.py b/lib/scripts/include_bib.py
index d9c0e83c8a..54053558ce 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/include_bib.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/include_bib.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file include_bib.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py b/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py
index ce8da57275..36e4130d9a 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/layout2layout.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file layout2layout.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/legacy_lyxpreview2ppm.py b/lib/scripts/legacy_lyxpreview2ppm.py
index 0468e8ccde..fdc5a8eec3 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/legacy_lyxpreview2ppm.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/legacy_lyxpreview2ppm.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file legacy_lyxpreview2ppm.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/lyxpak.py b/lib/scripts/lyxpak.py
index 77b16faa8f..f3b8078be3 100755
--- a/lib/scripts/lyxpak.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/lyxpak.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file lyxpak.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/lyxpreview2bitmap.py b/lib/scripts/lyxpreview2bitmap.py
index 71849ce51e..4a2cddb61f 100755
--- a/lib/scripts/lyxpreview2bitmap.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/lyxpreview2bitmap.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file lyxpreview2bitmap.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/lyxpreview_tools.py b/lib/scripts/lyxpreview_tools.py
index 8cb356c662..0f595e2bf3 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/lyxpreview_tools.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/lyxpreview_tools.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 
 # file lyxpreview_tools.py
 # This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
diff --git a/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs.py b/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs.py
index 3026d06163..f98b6e833e 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file prefs2prefs.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs_lfuns.py b/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs_lfuns.py
index 0461cc26b5..398478b96c 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs_lfuns.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs_lfuns.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file prefs2prefs-lfuns.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs_prefs.py b/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs_prefs.py
index 1bbe22e85e..b2f04852ed 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs_prefs.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/prefs2prefs_prefs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file prefs2prefs-prefs.py
diff --git a/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py b/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py
index 224406840c..42ac7a7c4b 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file tex_copy.py