diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/readme/synth.py b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/readme/synth.py
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-# Copyright 2020 Google LLC
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-"""This script is used to synthesize generated the README for this library."""
-
-from synthtool.languages import java
-
-java.custom_templates(["java_library/README.md"])