diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/htmlDocs2/sample_php.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/htmlDocs2/sample_php.mustache
index bb589426f81..4b9ee43b866 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/htmlDocs2/sample_php.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/htmlDocs2/sample_php.mustache
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php
+
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php');
 {{#hasAuthMethods}}{{#authMethods}}{{#isBasic}}
 // Configure HTTP basic authorization: {{{name}}}