diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index 30822e4681d3a68518fb7c1377d7783c20f711c4..6faa4b1968446e54455b881e170553ac0ab48f1c 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -2597,11 +2597,3 @@ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
 THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
 IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
 CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-
-
-The following statement applies only to the SHA1 code in render/:
-'SHA-1 in C
-By Steve Reid <steve@edmweb.com>
-100% Public Domain'
-