diff --git a/test/crit-recode.py b/test/crit-recode.py
index adaf33733..4135681e1 100755
--- a/test/crit-recode.py
+++ b/test/crit-recode.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# vim: noet ts=8 sw=8 sts=8
-
 import pycriu
 import sys
 import os
diff --git a/test/inhfd/tty.py b/test/inhfd/tty.py
index c11a57117..984f60c64 100755
--- a/test/inhfd/tty.py
+++ b/test/inhfd/tty.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# vim: noet ts=8 sw=8 sts=8
 import fcntl
 import os
 import pty
diff --git a/test/zdtm.py b/test/zdtm.py
index a33807050..9488c6edb 100755
--- a/test/zdtm.py
+++ b/test/zdtm.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# vim: noet ts=8 sw=8 sts=8
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 import argparse