diff --git a/Tests/createfontdatachunk.py b/Tests/createfontdatachunk.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 41c76f87eac..0a3fdb809ed
--- a/Tests/createfontdatachunk.py
+++ b/Tests/createfontdatachunk.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import base64
diff --git a/checks/32bit_segfault_check.py b/checks/32bit_segfault_check.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 06ed2ed2f60..e277bc10af9
--- a/checks/32bit_segfault_check.py
+++ b/checks/32bit_segfault_check.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sys
diff --git a/checks/check_imaging_leaks.py b/checks/check_imaging_leaks.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index e9f202f3d3b..65090b6b6ae
--- a/checks/check_imaging_leaks.py
+++ b/checks/check_imaging_leaks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sys