diff --git a/tools/perf/util/setup.py b/tools/perf/util/setup.py
index 64d1f36dee99..d3ffc18424b5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/setup.py
+++ b/tools/perf/util/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
 from os import getenv
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from re import sub