diff --git a/recipes/maps.rb b/recipes/maps.rb
index 4c853a5..a1b612f 100644
--- a/recipes/maps.rb
+++ b/recipes/maps.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
 # Copyright:: 2012-2019, Chef Software, Inc.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/test/integration/sasl_auth_multiple/serverspec/sasl_auth_multiple_spec.rb b/test/integration/sasl_auth_multiple/serverspec/sasl_auth_multiple_spec.rb
index 6210b79..c0c4979 100644
--- a/test/integration/sasl_auth_multiple/serverspec/sasl_auth_multiple_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/sasl_auth_multiple/serverspec/sasl_auth_multiple_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
 # Copyright:: 2012-2019, Chef Software, Inc.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/test/integration/sasl_auth_one/serverspec/sasl_auth_one_spec.rb b/test/integration/sasl_auth_one/serverspec/sasl_auth_one_spec.rb
index 90b93d2..1e3cb3d 100644
--- a/test/integration/sasl_auth_one/serverspec/sasl_auth_one_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/sasl_auth_one/serverspec/sasl_auth_one_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
 # Copyright:: 2012-2019, Chef Software, Inc.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");