diff --git a/Examples/python/performance/constructor/runme.py b/Examples/python/performance/constructor/runme.py
index 23577a14d..274cbf85e 100644
--- a/Examples/python/performance/constructor/runme.py
+++ b/Examples/python/performance/constructor/runme.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env
-
 import sys
 sys.path.append('..')
 import harness
diff --git a/Examples/python/performance/func/runme.py b/Examples/python/performance/func/runme.py
index fd2fb175b..f9032b9d2 100644
--- a/Examples/python/performance/func/runme.py
+++ b/Examples/python/performance/func/runme.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env
-
 import sys
 sys.path.append('..')
 import harness
diff --git a/Examples/python/performance/harness.py b/Examples/python/performance/harness.py
index 8e9b6041b..00f48e66a 100644
--- a/Examples/python/performance/harness.py
+++ b/Examples/python/performance/harness.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env
-
 import sys
 import time
 import imp
diff --git a/Examples/python/performance/hierarchy/runme.py b/Examples/python/performance/hierarchy/runme.py
index 8a57da05e..9b22586a1 100644
--- a/Examples/python/performance/hierarchy/runme.py
+++ b/Examples/python/performance/hierarchy/runme.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env
-
 import sys
 sys.path.append('..')
 import harness
diff --git a/Examples/python/performance/hierarchy_operator/runme.py b/Examples/python/performance/hierarchy_operator/runme.py
index cf200362f..5a8c52557 100644
--- a/Examples/python/performance/hierarchy_operator/runme.py
+++ b/Examples/python/performance/hierarchy_operator/runme.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env
-
 import sys
 sys.path.append('..')
 import harness
diff --git a/Examples/python/performance/operator/runme.py b/Examples/python/performance/operator/runme.py
index 61a0e8edc..4a6031f48 100644
--- a/Examples/python/performance/operator/runme.py
+++ b/Examples/python/performance/operator/runme.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env
-
 import sys
 sys.path.append('..')
 import harness
diff --git a/Examples/ruby/constants/runme.rb b/Examples/ruby/constants/runme.rb
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/Examples/ruby/hashargs/runme.rb b/Examples/ruby/hashargs/runme.rb
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/Examples/ruby/multimap/runme.rb b/Examples/ruby/multimap/runme.rb
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/Examples/ruby/simple/runme.rb b/Examples/ruby/simple/runme.rb
old mode 100755
new mode 100644