diff --git a/archive.php b/archive.php
index 152a6d8..5c46ca9 100644
--- a/archive.php
+++ b/archive.php
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 define('IN_PONEPASTE', 1);
 require_once('includes/common.php');
 
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
 $date = date('jS F Y');
 
 // Temp count for untagged pastes
diff --git a/discover.php b/discover.php
index 7a3fd54..6c1bff5 100644
--- a/discover.php
+++ b/discover.php
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ define('IN_PONEPASTE', 1);
 require_once('includes/common.php');
 require_once('includes/functions.php');
 
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
 function getMonthPopularPastes(DatabaseHandle $conn, int $count) : array {
     $query = $conn->prepare(
         "SELECT pastes.id AS id, title, created_at, updated_at, users.username AS member
diff --git a/event.php b/event.php
index 34983f2..ace6522 100644
--- a/event.php
+++ b/event.php
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ define('IN_PONEPASTE', 1);
 require_once('includes/common.php');
 require_once('includes/functions.php');
 
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
-
 $p_title = $lang['archive']; // "Pastes Archive";
 
 // Theme
diff --git a/fav.php b/fav.php
index cb44abd..be8b7f6 100644
--- a/fav.php
+++ b/fav.php
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ define('IN_PONEPASTE', 1);
 require_once('includes/common.php');
 require_once('includes/functions.php');
 
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
 if ($current_user && !empty($_POST['fid'])) {
     $paste_id = intval($_POST['fid']);
     $query = $conn->prepare('SELECT 1 FROM pins WHERE paste_id = ? AND user_id = ?');
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index b4e943e..4827efe 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -60,13 +60,6 @@ function validatePasteFields() : string|null {
     return null;
 }
 
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
-// Current date & user IP
-$date = date('jS F Y');
-$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
-
 // Sitemap
 $site_sitemap_rows = $conn->query('SELECT * FROM sitemap_options LIMIT 1');
 if ($row = $site_sitemap_rows->fetch()) {
diff --git a/pages.php b/pages.php
index f96d340..1bd1422 100644
--- a/pages.php
+++ b/pages.php
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ define('IN_PONEPASTE', 1);
 require_once('includes/common.php');
 require_once('includes/functions.php');
 
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
-$date = date('jS F Y');
-$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
-
 updatePageViews($conn);
 
 if (isset($_GET['page'])) {
diff --git a/paste.php b/paste.php
index 98347d0..2c61437 100644
--- a/paste.php
+++ b/paste.php
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
 define('IN_PONEPASTE', 1);
 require_once('includes/common.php');
 require_once('includes/functions.php');
diff --git a/profile.php b/profile.php
index 56a2383..32cb36d 100644
--- a/profile.php
+++ b/profile.php
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@ require_once('includes/common.php');
 require_once('includes/functions.php');
 require_once('includes/passwords.php');
 
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
-$date = date('jS F Y');
-$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
-
-
 $p_title = $lang['myprofile']; //"My Profile";
 
 // Check if already logged in
diff --git a/report.php b/report.php
index 70aa2b4..a2230f5 100644
--- a/report.php
+++ b/report.php
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ define('IN_PONEPASTE', 1);
 require_once('includes/common.php');
 require_once('includes/functions.php');
 
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
-$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
-
 //Report paste
 $p_reasonrep = Trim(htmlspecialchars($_POST['reasonrep']));
 $p_memreport = $current_user ? $current_user->username : 'Guest';
diff --git a/rules.php b/rules.php
index f8b18fa..39bf37b 100644
--- a/rules.php
+++ b/rules.php
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ define('IN_PONEPASTE', 1);
 require_once('includes/common.php');
 require_once('includes/functions.php');
 
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
 $p_title = $lang['archive']; // "Pastes Archive";
 
 // Theme
diff --git a/user.php b/user.php
index a408fb3..b9e508e 100644
--- a/user.php
+++ b/user.php
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ define('IN_PONEPASTE', 1);
 require_once('includes/common.php');
 require_once('includes/functions.php');
 
-// UTF-8
-header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-
-$date = date('jS F Y');
-$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
-
 if (empty($_GET['user'])) {
     // No username provided
     header("Location: ../error.php");