diff --git a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/amqp.py b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/amqp.py
index f9065126f..7843f4441 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/amqp.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/amqp.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 # Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
 # Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
 # All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/common.py b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/common.py
index 50433682f..8c2d57c95 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/common.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/common.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 # Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
 # Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
 # All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py
index f10bd4dd3..557cedfae 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 #    Copyright 2011 OpenStack Foundation
 #    Copyright 2011 - 2012, Red Hat, Inc.
 #
diff --git a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
index 76976cb97..96d0706d3 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 #    Copyright 2011 OpenStack Foundation
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
diff --git a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_zmq.py b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_zmq.py
index 6dcadf67a..a26a054c9 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_zmq.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_zmq.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 #    Copyright 2011 Cloudscaling Group, Inc
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may