diff --git a/src/AGPL-3.0.xml b/src/AGPL-3.0.xml
index adb5c4dcb..c492c2f89 100644
--- a/src/AGPL-3.0.xml
+++ b/src/AGPL-3.0.xml
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/GFDL-1.1.xml b/src/GFDL-1.1.xml
index d3fabfb11..146246dee 100644
--- a/src/GFDL-1.1.xml
+++ b/src/GFDL-1.1.xml
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/GFDL-1.2.xml b/src/GFDL-1.2.xml
index e0a1d41d7..4a6a4df82 100644
--- a/src/GFDL-1.2.xml
+++ b/src/GFDL-1.2.xml
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/GFDL-1.3.xml b/src/GFDL-1.3.xml
index ed449f514..11dd61343 100644
--- a/src/GFDL-1.3.xml
+++ b/src/GFDL-1.3.xml
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/GPL-1.0+.xml b/src/GPL-1.0+.xml
index 4a123d74d..6c5550de3 100644
--- a/src/GPL-1.0+.xml
+++ b/src/GPL-1.0+.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
          <p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
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diff --git a/src/GPL-1.0.xml b/src/GPL-1.0.xml
index 9388ba410..87c57dfaa 100644
--- a/src/GPL-1.0.xml
+++ b/src/GPL-1.0.xml
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/GPL-2.0+.xml b/src/GPL-2.0+.xml
index 7d5af60ab..2a09721a4 100644
--- a/src/GPL-2.0+.xml
+++ b/src/GPL-2.0+.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
     this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
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diff --git a/src/GPL-2.0.xml b/src/GPL-2.0.xml
index 005697a62..e8709d956 100644
--- a/src/GPL-2.0.xml
+++ b/src/GPL-2.0.xml
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/GPL-3.0+.xml b/src/GPL-3.0+.xml
index e2f662613..127629761 100644
--- a/src/GPL-3.0+.xml
+++ b/src/GPL-3.0+.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
     GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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diff --git a/src/GPL-3.0.xml b/src/GPL-3.0.xml
index 0f9be33b4..3fd15584b 100644
--- a/src/GPL-3.0.xml
+++ b/src/GPL-3.0.xml
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/LGPL-2.0+.xml b/src/LGPL-2.0+.xml
index 20fed5e26..9f13905de 100644
--- a/src/LGPL-2.0+.xml
+++ b/src/LGPL-2.0+.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/LGPL-2.0.xml b/src/LGPL-2.0.xml
index 21e565095..d44f3c162 100644
--- a/src/LGPL-2.0.xml
+++ b/src/LGPL-2.0.xml
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/LGPL-2.1+.xml b/src/LGPL-2.1+.xml
index dba47217e..409be43c8 100644
--- a/src/LGPL-2.1+.xml
+++ b/src/LGPL-2.1+.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
     License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth
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       <titleText>
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diff --git a/src/LGPL-2.1.xml b/src/LGPL-2.1.xml
index b8814ce66..a13ab74d0 100644
--- a/src/LGPL-2.1.xml
+++ b/src/LGPL-2.1.xml
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/LGPL-3.0+.xml b/src/LGPL-3.0+.xml
index 249be60fb..4b91daa74 100644
--- a/src/LGPL-3.0+.xml
+++ b/src/LGPL-3.0+.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
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          <p>GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE 
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diff --git a/src/LGPL-3.0.xml b/src/LGPL-3.0.xml
index 92aba0d01..5b8285693 100644
--- a/src/LGPL-3.0.xml
+++ b/src/LGPL-3.0.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
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