diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/cldr-icu-readme.txt b/icu4c/source/data/cldr-icu-readme.txt
index bdca9d2e776..0d1877ac384 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/cldr-icu-readme.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/cldr-icu-readme.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-#
 # Copyright (C) 2010, International Business Machines Corporation and others.
 # All Rights Reserved.                  
 #