diff --git a/pre_commit_hooks/destroyed_symlinks.py b/pre_commit_hooks/destroyed_symlinks.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/pre_commit_hooks/sort_simple_yaml.py b/pre_commit_hooks/sort_simple_yaml.py
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new mode 100644
index 8ebc84ff..b267d7bf
--- a/pre_commit_hooks/sort_simple_yaml.py
+++ b/pre_commit_hooks/sort_simple_yaml.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
 """Sort a simple YAML file, keeping blocks of comments and definitions
 together.