diff --git a/NmapOutputTable.h b/NmapOutputTable.h
index f19856eac..37d09fa67 100644
--- a/NmapOutputTable.h
+++ b/NmapOutputTable.h
@@ -172,7 +172,3 @@ class NmapOutputTable {
 
 #endif /* NMAPOUTPUTTABLE_H */
 
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diff --git a/nmap.cc b/nmap.cc
index 9c8695d2c..6d3ff18b2 100644
--- a/nmap.cc
+++ b/nmap.cc
@@ -2476,4 +2476,3 @@ int nmap_fetchfile(char *filename_returned, int bufferlen, char *file) {
 
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diff --git a/nmap_rpc.cc b/nmap_rpc.cc
index 6ed21e562..2ea56fb39 100644
--- a/nmap_rpc.cc
+++ b/nmap_rpc.cc
@@ -650,12 +650,3 @@ void close_rpc_query_sockets() {
   }
 }
 
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diff --git a/nmap_rpc.h b/nmap_rpc.h
index d2d99b250..b1a842e39 100644
--- a/nmap_rpc.h
+++ b/nmap_rpc.h
@@ -189,9 +189,3 @@ void close_rpc_query_sockets();
 
 #endif /* NMAP_RPC_H */
 
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diff --git a/osscan.h b/osscan.h
index 23d321a8e..52c3ffcf1 100644
--- a/osscan.h
+++ b/osscan.h
@@ -171,7 +171,3 @@ int ipid_sequence(int numSamples, u16 *ipids, int islocalhost);
 
 #endif /*OSSCAN_H*/
 
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diff --git a/output.cc b/output.cc
index bad18ac22..6010e5706 100644
--- a/output.cc
+++ b/output.cc
@@ -1726,5 +1726,3 @@ void printfinaloutput() {
   log_flush_all();
 }
 
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diff --git a/protocols.cc b/protocols.cc
index abcefb6c1..b9eaf38f0 100644
--- a/protocols.cc
+++ b/protocols.cc
@@ -247,9 +247,3 @@ struct scan_lists *getfastprots(void) {
   return scanlist;
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diff --git a/targets.h b/targets.h
index b578c9fd1..d8e08a9af 100644
--- a/targets.h
+++ b/targets.h
@@ -176,12 +176,3 @@ int dumpExclude(TargetGroup*exclude_group);
 void returnhost(HostGroupState *hs);
 #endif /* TARGETS_H */
 
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diff --git a/tcpip.h b/tcpip.h
index 77cdcbe98..8fb874daa 100644
--- a/tcpip.h
+++ b/tcpip.h
@@ -760,7 +760,3 @@ void set_pcap_filter(const char *device, pcap_t *pd, char *bpf, ...);
 
 #endif /*TCPIP_H*/
 
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