diff --git a/Lib/tarfile.py b/Lib/tarfile.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 5fc6183ffcf93c..bd33368158884b
--- a/Lib/tarfile.py
+++ b/Lib/tarfile.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 # tarfile.py
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-05-06-17-39-52.gh-issue-118673.sTXBit.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-05-06-17-39-52.gh-issue-118673.sTXBit.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..80a5b40b065185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-05-06-17-39-52.gh-issue-118673.sTXBit.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Removed executable bits and shebang from tarfile module.