diff --git a/lib/libalias/alias.c b/lib/libalias/alias.c
index efa29daee424..c279a9ee5750 100644
--- a/lib/libalias/alias.c
+++ b/lib/libalias/alias.c
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
     data connections, while alias_irc.c does the same for IRC
     DCC. Alias_util.c contains a few utility routines.
 
-    This software is placed into the public domain with no restrictions
-    on its distribution.
-
     Version 1.0 August, 1996  (cjm)
 
     Version 1.1 August 20, 1996  (cjm)
diff --git a/lib/libalias/alias_db.c b/lib/libalias/alias_db.c
index ca2526f69eff..f8e56c650411 100644
--- a/lib/libalias/alias_db.c
+++ b/lib/libalias/alias_db.c
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
     can be deleted after a certain amount of time.
 
 
-    This software is placed into the public domain with no restrictions
-    on its distribution.
-
     Initial version: August, 1996  (cjm)
 
     Version 1.4: September 16, 1996 (cjm)
diff --git a/lib/libalias/alias_ftp.c b/lib/libalias/alias_ftp.c
index 4d488e2a287d..7dee3f8bc62c 100644
--- a/lib/libalias/alias_ftp.c
+++ b/lib/libalias/alias_ftp.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
     machine is totally unaware of the modification to the TCP stream.
 
 
-    This software is placed into the public domain with no restrictions
-    on its distribution.
-
     References: RFC 959, RFC 2428.
 
     Initial version:  August, 1996  (cjm)
diff --git a/lib/libalias/alias_irc.c b/lib/libalias/alias_irc.c
index 2f2c126be796..6a8ebe2bbe98 100644
--- a/lib/libalias/alias_irc.c
+++ b/lib/libalias/alias_irc.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 	 The handling of this is copied more-or-less verbatim from
 	 ftp_alias.c
 
-    This software is placed into the public domain with no restrictions
-    on its distribution.
-
 	 Initial version: Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no> (ee) 97-01-29
 
          Version 2.1:  May, 1997 (cjm)
diff --git a/sys/netinet/libalias/alias.c b/sys/netinet/libalias/alias.c
index efa29daee424..c279a9ee5750 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/libalias/alias.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/libalias/alias.c
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
     data connections, while alias_irc.c does the same for IRC
     DCC. Alias_util.c contains a few utility routines.
 
-    This software is placed into the public domain with no restrictions
-    on its distribution.
-
     Version 1.0 August, 1996  (cjm)
 
     Version 1.1 August 20, 1996  (cjm)
diff --git a/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_db.c b/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_db.c
index ca2526f69eff..f8e56c650411 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_db.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_db.c
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
     can be deleted after a certain amount of time.
 
 
-    This software is placed into the public domain with no restrictions
-    on its distribution.
-
     Initial version: August, 1996  (cjm)
 
     Version 1.4: September 16, 1996 (cjm)
diff --git a/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_ftp.c b/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_ftp.c
index 4d488e2a287d..7dee3f8bc62c 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_ftp.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_ftp.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
     machine is totally unaware of the modification to the TCP stream.
 
 
-    This software is placed into the public domain with no restrictions
-    on its distribution.
-
     References: RFC 959, RFC 2428.
 
     Initial version:  August, 1996  (cjm)
diff --git a/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_irc.c b/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_irc.c
index 2f2c126be796..6a8ebe2bbe98 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_irc.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/libalias/alias_irc.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 	 The handling of this is copied more-or-less verbatim from
 	 ftp_alias.c
 
-    This software is placed into the public domain with no restrictions
-    on its distribution.
-
 	 Initial version: Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no> (ee) 97-01-29
 
          Version 2.1:  May, 1997 (cjm)