diff --git a/deploy/ec2/setup_app b/deploy/ec2/setup_app
index 1eb820e819..17e911e681 100755
--- a/deploy/ec2/setup_app
+++ b/deploy/ec2/setup_app
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 def ensure_db_connectivity(user = ENV.fetch("PG_USER"), pass = ENV.fetch("PG_PASS"), host = ENV.fetch("PG_HOST"))