README |  4 ++--
 run.go | 35 +++++------------------------------

diff --git a/README b/README
index 7d88ba0f471835f6d6e73cd92fc5ac2ac240104d528f0997cce0f09b0659288d..07c5dbfd693cc5fbd4a5876a409f6c5bf46d2521cc82dcf14479b2e37e4e0d9d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ * empty targets are considered always out of date
 * .do's arguments are relative paths
 * .do search goes up to / by default, but can be limited with either
   REDO_TOP_DIR environment variable, or by having .redo/top file in it
-* executable .do is run as is
-* shebangless .do is run with /bin/sh -e[x]
 * target's completion messages are written after they finish
+* executable .do is run as is, non-executable is run with /bin/sh -e[x]
+* tracing (-x) can be done only for non-executable .do
 
 FEATURES                                               *goredo-features*
 
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index 81366c0d76642587ce991f1a913a71dbf5afc8afd1dd0ae6d89eadea91eda422..32c28f3deadb87a37aed0081bbf3e0cc1585b982e02b16688151c7b220890627 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ 	StderrSilent bool = false
 	StderrPrefix string
 	Jobs         sync.WaitGroup
 
-	flagTrace        = flag.Bool("x", false, fmt.Sprintf("trace current target (sh -x) (set %s=1 for others too)", EnvTrace))
+	flagTrace        = flag.Bool("x", false, fmt.Sprintf("trace current target (sh -x) (set %s=1 for all others)", EnvTrace))
 	flagStderrKeep   = flag.Bool("logs", false, fmt.Sprintf("keep job's stderr (%s=1)", EnvStderrKeep))
 	flagStderrSilent = flag.Bool("silent", false, fmt.Sprintf("do not print job's stderr (%s=1)", EnvStderrSilent))
 )
@@ -303,39 +303,14 @@ 	// Prepare command line
 	var cmdName string
 	var args []string
 	if err = unix.Access(doFilePath, unix.X_OK); err == nil {
-		// Ordinary executable file
 		cmdName = doFilePath
 		args = make([]string, 0, 3)
 	} else {
-		fd, err := os.Open(doFilePath)
-		if err != nil {
-			cleanup()
-			return TgtErr{tgtOrig, err}
-		}
-		buf := make([]byte, 512)
-		n, err := fd.Read(buf)
-		if err != nil {
-			cleanup()
-			return TgtErr{tgtOrig, err}
-		}
-		if n > 3 && string(buf[:3]) == "#!/" {
-			// Shebanged
-			t := string(buf[2:n])
-			nlIdx := strings.Index(t, "\n")
-			if nlIdx == -1 {
-				cleanup()
-				return TgtErr{tgtOrig, errors.New("not fully read shebang")}
-			}
-			args = strings.Split(t[:nlIdx], " ")
-			cmdName, args = args[0], args[1:]
+		cmdName = "/bin/sh"
+		if traced {
+			args = append(args, "-ex")
 		} else {
-			// Shell
-			cmdName = "/bin/sh"
-			if traced {
-				args = append(args, "-ex")
-			} else {
-				args = append(args, "-e")
-			}
+			args = append(args, "-e")
 		}
 		args = append(args, doFile)
 	}