diff --git a/pbot b/pbot
index f7fce2d3..d69f5924 100755
--- a/pbot
+++ b/pbot
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env perl
+#!/usr/bin/env perl -w
 
 # This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-use feature 'unicode_strings';
-
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-
 # bothome is automatically set by this script, do not modify
 my $bothome;
 BEGIN {