diff --git a/include/linux/rslib.h b/include/linux/rslib.h
index 7ace7eec302823142171a987d6e99692012f23f0..27652c18bf8c8a9b10114895ad51056a30579421 100644
--- a/include/linux/rslib.h
+++ b/include/linux/rslib.h
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@
  *
  * RS code lifted from reed solomon library written by Phil Karn
  * Copyright 2002 Phil Karn, KA9Q
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
  */
-
 #ifndef _RSLIB_H_
 #define _RSLIB_H_
 
diff --git a/lib/reed_solomon/reed_solomon.c b/lib/reed_solomon/reed_solomon.c
index 0c1a818c80188ff0ae3300fc62dc1fdc99190e63..3e694ab9e3b231d882f4af7f4907e80d5042aec1 100644
--- a/lib/reed_solomon/reed_solomon.c
+++ b/lib/reed_solomon/reed_solomon.c
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
  * Reed Solomon code lifted from reed solomon library written by Phil Karn
  * Copyright 2002 Phil Karn, KA9Q
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
  * Description:
  *
  * The generic Reed Solomon library provides runtime configurable