diff --git a/include/linux/bcd.h b/include/linux/bcd.h
index 75f6d6e699a0..22ea563ba3eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/bcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/bcd.h
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-/* Permission is hereby granted to copy, modify and redistribute this code
- * in terms of the GNU Library General Public License, Version 2 or later,
- * at your option.
- */
-
-/* macros to translate to/from binary and binary-coded decimal (frequently
- * found in RTC chips).
- */
-
 #ifndef _BCD_H
 #define _BCD_H