diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bld/base/idea/misc.xml b/src/main/resources/templates/bld/base/idea/misc.xml
index 11f86d2..a11baca 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/bld/base/idea/misc.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bld/base/idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_17" project-jdk-name="17" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build" />
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bld/blank/idea/misc.xml b/src/main/resources/templates/bld/blank/idea/misc.xml
index 11f86d2..a11baca 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/bld/blank/idea/misc.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bld/blank/idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_17" project-jdk-name="17" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build" />
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bld/lib/idea/misc.xml b/src/main/resources/templates/bld/lib/idea/misc.xml
index 11f86d2..a11baca 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/bld/lib/idea/misc.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bld/lib/idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_17" project-jdk-name="17" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build" />
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/bld/rife2_hello/idea/misc.xml b/src/main/resources/templates/bld/rife2_hello/idea/misc.xml
index 11f86d2..a11baca 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/bld/rife2_hello/idea/misc.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/bld/rife2_hello/idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_17" project-jdk-name="17" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build" />