diff --git a/lisp/mail/mail-hist.el b/lisp/mail/mail-hist.el
index 00a7d1c56ff..893ce40ddb7 100644
--- a/lisp/mail/mail-hist.el
+++ b/lisp/mail/mail-hist.el
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 
-;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
 ;; Thanks to Jim Blandy for mentioning ring.el.  It saved a lot of
 ;; time.
 ;;