diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/stackcollapse.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/stackcollapse.py
index a2dfcda41ae6..5a605f70ef32 100755
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/stackcollapse.py
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/stackcollapse.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl -w
-#
 # stackcollapse.py - format perf samples with one line per distinct call stack
 #
 # This script's output has two space-separated fields.  The first is a semicolon