diff --git a/contrib/RHEL4/setup.py b/contrib/RHEL4/setup.py
index df0adcf1f..f535875b4 100644
--- a/contrib/RHEL4/setup.py
+++ b/contrib/RHEL4/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # Copyright (C) 2007  Red Hat
 # see file 'COPYING' for use and warranty information
 #
diff --git a/doc/examples/python-api.py b/doc/examples/python-api.py
index 004134704..60578e805 100755
--- a/doc/examples/python-api.py
+++ b/doc/examples/python-api.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # Authors:
 #   Jason Gerard DeRose <jderose@redhat.com>
 #
diff --git a/install/tools/ipa-compat-manage b/install/tools/ipa-compat-manage
index 4efce417c..bc88cd3a7 100755
--- a/install/tools/ipa-compat-manage
+++ b/install/tools/ipa-compat-manage
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # Authors: Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com>
 # Authors: Simo Sorce <ssorce@redhat.com>
 #
diff --git a/install/tools/ipa-host-net-manage b/install/tools/ipa-host-net-manage
index 84d8b47a2..8a8267f1f 100755
--- a/install/tools/ipa-host-net-manage
+++ b/install/tools/ipa-host-net-manage
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # Authors: Jr Aquino <jr.aquino@citrix.com>
 # Authors: Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com>
 # Authors: Simo Sorce <ssorce@redhat.com>
diff --git a/install/tools/ipa-ldap-updater b/install/tools/ipa-ldap-updater
index 239b24e10..161766e3b 100755
--- a/install/tools/ipa-ldap-updater
+++ b/install/tools/ipa-ldap-updater
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # Authors: Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com>
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2008  Red Hat
diff --git a/install/tools/ipa-nis-manage b/install/tools/ipa-nis-manage
index 81bb9cdff..310ee1494 100755
--- a/install/tools/ipa-nis-manage
+++ b/install/tools/ipa-nis-manage
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # Authors: Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com>
 # Authors: Simo Sorce <ssorce@redhat.com>
 #
diff --git a/install/tools/ipactl b/install/tools/ipactl
index 866f55a79..059b86049 100755
--- a/install/tools/ipactl
+++ b/install/tools/ipactl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # Authors: Simo Sorce <ssorce@redhat.com>
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2008-2010  Red Hat
diff --git a/ipa b/ipa
index 2e1623fb0..c9b73380e 100755
--- a/ipa
+++ b/ipa
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 # Authors:
 #   Jason Gerard DeRose <jderose@redhat.com>
diff --git a/ipapython/setup.py.in b/ipapython/setup.py.in
index 5eca8468c..d9ee28c55 100644
--- a/ipapython/setup.py.in
+++ b/ipapython/setup.py.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # Copyright (C) 2007  Red Hat
 # see file 'COPYING' for use and warranty information
 #
diff --git a/lite-server.py b/lite-server.py
index 2ba92d68f..8303440ca 100755
--- a/lite-server.py
+++ b/lite-server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 # Authors:
 #   Jason Gerard DeRose <jderose@redhat.com>
diff --git a/make-test b/make-test
index d6d2812cb..b429a7162 100755
--- a/make-test
+++ b/make-test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 """
 Run IPA unit tests under multiple versions of Python (if present).
diff --git a/makeapi b/makeapi
index 30eac18c3..2c7680f55 100755
--- a/makeapi
+++ b/makeapi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # Authors:
 #   Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com>
 #