diff --git a/slic/utils/argfwd.py b/slic/utils/argfwd.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 029c2a4f..21eeab55
--- a/slic/utils/argfwd.py
+++ b/slic/utils/argfwd.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 import inspect