diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index a17201607..167c83d15 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
 # Default admin user (change password after first deploy to a server!)
 if Administrator.count == 0 && !Rails.env.test?
   admin = User.create!(username: "admin", email: "admin@consul.dev", password: "12345678",
diff --git a/spec/features/debates_spec.rb b/spec/features/debates_spec.rb
index a0f617d44..ed19b9a20 100644
--- a/spec/features/debates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/debates_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe "Debates" do
diff --git a/spec/features/proposal_ballots_spec.rb b/spec/features/proposal_ballots_spec.rb
index 9e72c8e5c..ebf8b4c63 100644
--- a/spec/features/proposal_ballots_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/proposal_ballots_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe "Proposal ballots" do
diff --git a/spec/features/proposals_spec.rb b/spec/features/proposals_spec.rb
index 8fd27261b..e18c33302 100644
--- a/spec/features/proposals_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/proposals_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe "Proposals" do
diff --git a/spec/mailers/devise_mailer_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/devise_mailer_spec.rb
index 5d1f48d26..b5c0fb124 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/devise_mailer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/devise_mailer_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe DeviseMailer do
diff --git a/spec/models/debate_spec.rb b/spec/models/debate_spec.rb
index 4152db11e..e60781502 100644
--- a/spec/models/debate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/debate_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe Debate do
diff --git a/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb b/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb
index 673155a18..beaae319b 100644
--- a/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
 require "rails_helper"
 
 describe Proposal do