diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py
index 9e6c4bd6..8be9e085 100755
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py
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@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
index a14a1cf4..311c7af9 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
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diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2banserver.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2banserver.py
index 9f825bf1..147e131f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2banserver.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2banserver.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
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