diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d009dcedc8e9a0dc3ee971eec6391ac5f97f4c67..777fa3eb84ea0615f0b45824afcc6e660a3532a6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
     Setup file for pystencils_autodiff.
     Use setup.cfg to configure your project.