diff --git a/tests/acceptance/virtio_check_params.py b/tests/acceptance/virtio_check_params.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index c3af8dbf9f..87e6c839d1
--- a/tests/acceptance/virtio_check_params.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/virtio_check_params.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Test virtio-scsi and virtio-blk queue settings for all machine types
 #
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/x86_cpu_model_versions.py b/tests/acceptance/x86_cpu_model_versions.py
index 90558d9a71..01ff614ec2 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/x86_cpu_model_versions.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/x86_cpu_model_versions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Basic validation of x86 versioned CPU models and CPU model aliases
 #