diff --git a/pubsub/google/__init__.py b/pubsub/google/__init__.py
index 7a9e5a0ef198..f65701dd143f 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/__init__.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/__init__.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/__init__.py
index 7a9e5a0ef198..f65701dd143f 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/__init__.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub.py
index a0872f96ac0c..7da5d951d804 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/publisher_client.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/publisher_client.py
index 9528a4a61a44..c3051a3ca31c 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/publisher_client.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/publisher_client.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/subscriber_client.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/subscriber_client.py
index caa02d3bb563..a0d3750822ce 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/subscriber_client.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/subscriber_client.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/publisher_grpc_transport.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/publisher_grpc_transport.py
index c6bb9a648d5b..c74dabd24891 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/publisher_grpc_transport.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/publisher_grpc_transport.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/subscriber_grpc_transport.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/subscriber_grpc_transport.py
index 8163cd2e8ec9..50f7aa3ee266 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/subscriber_grpc_transport.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/subscriber_grpc_transport.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/pubsub/synth.py b/pubsub/synth.py
index 376be17eb77b..1123c75e4169 100644
--- a/pubsub/synth.py
+++ b/pubsub/synth.py
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@
     '\g<0>import google.api_core.path_template\n'
 )
 
-# Generator is removing ending line of __init__.py
-s.replace(
-    ['google/cloud/__init__.py', 'google/__init__.py'],
-    '__path__ = pkgutil.extend_path\(__path__, __name__\)',
-    '\g<0>\n'
-)
-
 # Doc strings are formatted poorly
 s.replace(
     'google/cloud/pubsub_v1/proto/pubsub_pb2.py',
diff --git a/pubsub/tests/system/gapic/v1/test_system_publisher_v1.py b/pubsub/tests/system/gapic/v1/test_system_publisher_v1.py
index 2748494fa79a..0d1dfa290e9a 100644
--- a/pubsub/tests/system/gapic/v1/test_system_publisher_v1.py
+++ b/pubsub/tests/system/gapic/v1/test_system_publisher_v1.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/pubsub/tests/unit/gapic/v1/test_publisher_client_v1.py b/pubsub/tests/unit/gapic/v1/test_publisher_client_v1.py
index a4c0aa91c60b..befea7775a4f 100644
--- a/pubsub/tests/unit/gapic/v1/test_publisher_client_v1.py
+++ b/pubsub/tests/unit/gapic/v1/test_publisher_client_v1.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/pubsub/tests/unit/gapic/v1/test_subscriber_client_v1.py b/pubsub/tests/unit/gapic/v1/test_subscriber_client_v1.py
index 89d753396b77..5e1ddc2059e3 100644
--- a/pubsub/tests/unit/gapic/v1/test_subscriber_client_v1.py
+++ b/pubsub/tests/unit/gapic/v1/test_subscriber_client_v1.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");