diff --git a/Include/abstract.h b/Include/abstract.h
index 7a6b7cff1dc..fe1fa4bf2c8 100644
--- a/Include/abstract.h
+++ b/Include/abstract.h
@@ -4,16 +4,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/***********************************************************
-Copyright (c) 2000, BeOpen.com.
-Copyright (c) 1995-2000, Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
-Copyright (c) 1990-1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum.
-All rights reserved.
-
-See the file "Misc/COPYRIGHT" for information on usage and
-redistribution of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-******************************************************************/
-
 /* Abstract Object Interface (many thanks to Jim Fulton) */
 
 /*
diff --git a/Modules/socketmodule.c b/Modules/socketmodule.c
index 3ff7abd0246..418b125969a 100644
--- a/Modules/socketmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/socketmodule.c
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-/***********************************************************
-Copyright (c) 2000, BeOpen.com.
-Copyright (c) 1995-2000, Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
-Copyright (c) 1990-1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum.
-All rights reserved.
-
-See the file "Misc/COPYRIGHT" for information on usage and
-redistribution of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-******************************************************************/
-
 /* Socket module */
 
 /* SSL support based on patches by Brian E Gallew and Laszlo Kovacs */
diff --git a/Objects/abstract.c b/Objects/abstract.c
index 96b5fe81837..4a64daa7ce6 100644
--- a/Objects/abstract.c
+++ b/Objects/abstract.c
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-/***********************************************************
-Copyright (c) 2000, BeOpen.com.
-Copyright (c) 1995-2000, Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
-Copyright (c) 1990-1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum.
-All rights reserved.
-
-See the file "Misc/COPYRIGHT" for information on usage and
-redistribution of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
-******************************************************************/
-
 /* Abstract Object Interface (many thanks to Jim Fulton) */
 
 #include "Python.h"