diff --git a/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c b/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c
index 93c6f0b7a2..0444b596c6 100644
--- a/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c
+++ b/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c
@@ -216,12 +216,3 @@ static void ioh3420_register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(ioh3420_register_types)
-
-/*
- * Local variables:
- *  c-indent-level: 4
- *  c-basic-offset: 4
- *  tab-width: 8
- *  indent-tab-mode: nil
- * End:
- */
diff --git a/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_downstream.c b/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_downstream.c
index f6149a302d..cef6e1325e 100644
--- a/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_downstream.c
+++ b/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_downstream.c
@@ -203,12 +203,3 @@ static void xio3130_downstream_register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(xio3130_downstream_register_types)
-
-/*
- * Local variables:
- *  c-indent-level: 4
- *  c-basic-offset: 4
- *  tab-width: 8
- *  indent-tab-mode: nil
- * End:
- */
diff --git a/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_upstream.c b/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_upstream.c
index 487edacc1d..4ad0440aa1 100644
--- a/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_upstream.c
+++ b/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_upstream.c
@@ -174,13 +174,3 @@ static void xio3130_upstream_register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(xio3130_upstream_register_types)
-
-
-/*
- * Local variables:
- *  c-indent-level: 4
- *  c-basic-offset: 4
- *  tab-width: 8
- *  indent-tab-mode: nil
- * End:
- */
diff --git a/include/qemu/acl.h b/include/qemu/acl.h
index 116487e282..4a403b71cd 100644
--- a/include/qemu/acl.h
+++ b/include/qemu/acl.h
@@ -64,11 +64,3 @@ int qemu_acl_remove(qemu_acl *acl,
 		    const char *match);
 
 #endif /* __QEMU_ACL_H__ */
-
-/*
- * Local variables:
- *  c-indent-level: 4
- *  c-basic-offset: 4
- *  tab-width: 8
- * End:
- */
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index d6335d3da4..d0ff246a16 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -4093,15 +4093,6 @@ static void sortcmdlist(void)
     qsort((void *)info_cmds, array_num, elem_size, compare_mon_cmd);
 }
 
-
-/*
- * Local variables:
- *  c-indent-level: 4
- *  c-basic-offset: 4
- *  tab-width: 8
- * End:
- */
-
 /* These functions just adapt the readline interface in a typesafe way.  We
  * could cast function pointers but that discards compiler checks.
  */
diff --git a/util/acl.c b/util/acl.c
index 723b6a89b4..c105addadc 100644
--- a/util/acl.c
+++ b/util/acl.c
@@ -177,12 +177,3 @@ int qemu_acl_remove(qemu_acl *acl,
     }
     return -1;
 }
-
-
-/*
- * Local variables:
- *  c-indent-level: 4
- *  c-basic-offset: 4
- *  tab-width: 8
- * End:
- */