diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_scripts.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_scripts.py
index c0d8f70..d36e29c 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_scripts.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_scripts.py
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@ class build_scripts (Command):
 
 
     def copy_scripts (self):
-        """Copy each script listed in 'self.scripts'; if it's marked as a
-        Python script in the Unix way (first line matches 'first_line_re',
-        ie. starts with "\#!" and contains "python"), then adjust the first
-        line to refer to the current Python interpreter as we copy.
+        """Copy each script listed in 'self.scripts';
         """
         self.mkpath(self.build_dir)
         outfiles = []
@@ -77,41 +74,9 @@ class build_scripts (Command):
                 if not self.dry_run:
                     raise
                 f = None
-            else:
-                first_line = f.readline()
-                if not first_line:
-                    self.warn("%s is an empty file (skipping)" % script)
-                    continue
-
-                match = first_line_re.match(first_line)
-                if match:
-                    adjust = 1
-                    post_interp = match.group(1) or ''
-
-            if adjust:
-                log.info("copying and adjusting %s -> %s", script,
-                         self.build_dir)
-                if not self.dry_run:
-                    outf = open(outfile, "w")
-                    if not sysconfig.python_build:
-                        outf.write("#!%s%s\n" %
-                                   (self.executable,
-                                    post_interp))
-                    else:
-                        outf.write("#!%s%s\n" %
-                                   (os.path.join(
-                            sysconfig.get_config_var("BINDIR"),
-                            "python" + sysconfig.get_config_var("VERSION")
-                                     + sysconfig.get_config_var("EXE")),
-                                    post_interp))
-                    outf.writelines(f.readlines())
-                    outf.close()
-                if f:
-                    f.close()
-            else:
-                if f:
-                    f.close()
-                self.copy_file(script, outfile)
+            if f:
+                f.close()
+            self.copy_file(script, outfile)
 
         if os.name == 'posix':
             for file in outfiles: