diff --git a/data/bash-completion.sh.in b/data/bash-completion.sh.in
index 868c2b753..6b00fa324 100644
--- a/data/bash-completion.sh.in
+++ b/data/bash-completion.sh.in
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
 # Run something, muting output or redirecting it to the debug stream
 # depending on the value of _ARC_DEBUG.
 __python_argcomplete_run() {