diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/modules/daemonize.py b/src/opnsense/service/modules/daemonize.py
index a360880cb..6d7fe9752 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/modules/daemonize.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/modules/daemonize.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/python2.7
-
 # original source from https://github.com/thesharp/daemonize
 
 import fcntl