diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b26f69939e..b1f3cbc3c9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#
-# Main ffmpeg Makefile
-# (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
-#
 include config.mak
 
 SRC_DIR = $(SRC_PATH_BARE)
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 29b34a6b61..8ce837b0c9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#
-# libavcodec Makefile
-# (c) 2000-2005 Fabrice Bellard
-#
 include $(SUBDIR)../config.mak
 
 NAME = avcodec
diff --git a/libavformat/Makefile b/libavformat/Makefile
index 0d18f742f9..378fd9d1c2 100644
--- a/libavformat/Makefile
+++ b/libavformat/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#
-# libavformat Makefile
-# (c) 2000-2003 Fabrice Bellard
-#
 include $(SUBDIR)../config.mak
 
 NAME = avformat