diff --git a/openmesh/templates/cpp_template b/openmesh/templates/cpp_template
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index cef60339..00000000
--- a/openmesh/templates/cpp_template
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@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/*===========================================================================*\
- *                                                                           *
- *                               OpenMesh                                    *
- *        Copyright (C) |YEAR| by |AUTHOR|         *
- *                           |EMAIL|                                *
- *                                                                           *
- *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*
- *                                                                           *
- *                                License                                    *
- *                                                                           *
- *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it  *
- *  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published    *
- *  by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.                            *
- *                                                                           *
- *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but      *
- *  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of               *
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU        *
- *  Lesser General Public License for more details.                          *
- *                                                                           *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public         *
- *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software      *
- *  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.                *
- *                                                                           *
-\*===========================================================================*/
-
diff --git a/openmesh/templates/header_template b/openmesh/templates/header_template
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--- a/openmesh/templates/header_template
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@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*===========================================================================*\
- *                                                                           *
- *                               OpenMesh                                    *
- *        Copyright (C) |YEAR| by |AUTHOR|         *
- *                           |EMAIL|                                *
- *                                                                           *
- *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*
- *                                                                           *
- *                                License                                    *
- *                                                                           *
- *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it  *
- *  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published    *
- *  by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.                            *
- *                                                                           *
- *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but      *
- *  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of               *
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU        *
- *  Lesser General Public License for more details.                          *
- *                                                                           *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public         *
- *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software      *
- *  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.                *
- *                                                                           *
-\*===========================================================================*/