diff --git a/phpunit.xml.dist b/phpunit.xml.dist
index 9c1dea4c..103a0c6e 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <phpunit backupGlobals="false"
          backupStaticAttributes="false"
          bootstrap="tests/bootstrap.php"