diff --git a/Lib/tarfile.py b/Lib/tarfile.py
index 9d46e5f6de1..efc1f3b9f7f 100755
--- a/Lib/tarfile.py
+++ b/Lib/tarfile.py
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 
 version     = "0.9.0"
 __author__  = "Lars Gust\u00e4bel (lars@gustaebel.de)"
-__date__    = "$Date: 2011-02-25 17:42:01 +0200 (Fri, 25 Feb 2011) $"
-__cvsid__   = "$Id: tarfile.py 88586 2011-02-25 15:42:01Z marc-andre.lemburg $"
 __credits__ = "Gustavo Niemeyer, Niels Gust\u00e4bel, Richard Townsend."
 
 #---------