diff --git a/contrib/devtools/security-check.py b/contrib/devtools/security-check.py
index 24e44cf5d8..c61d652641 100755
--- a/contrib/devtools/security-check.py
+++ b/contrib/devtools/security-check.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 '''
 Perform basic ELF security checks on a series of executables.
 Exit status will be 0 if successful, and the program will be silent.
diff --git a/contrib/devtools/symbol-check.py b/contrib/devtools/symbol-check.py
index 8c064a1822..8f8685006e 100755
--- a/contrib/devtools/symbol-check.py
+++ b/contrib/devtools/symbol-check.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # Copyright (c) 2014 Wladimir J. van der Laan
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.