diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index b908048f..f0283f37 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1223,8 +1223,6 @@ Pod:
   ace_mode: perl
   wrap: true
   primary_extension: .pod
-  interpreters:
-  - perl
 
 PogoScript:
   type: programming