diff --git a/private/templates/c++-mode/@@.cpp b/private/templates/c++-mode/@@.cpp
index d729f5573..10f8293e1 100644
--- a/private/templates/c++-mode/@@.cpp
+++ b/private/templates/c++-mode/@@.cpp
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 # group: file templates
 # contributor: Henrik Lissner
 # --
-/**
- * @file
- * @author  `user-full-name` <`user-mail-address`>
- * @version 0.1
- * @since   0.1 @ `(format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d")`
- */
-
 #include "`(file-name-nondirectory (file-name-sans-extension (buffer-file-name)))`.h"
 
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diff --git a/private/templates/c++-mode/@@main.cpp b/private/templates/c++-mode/@@main.cpp
index 5a8eb60e0..b4a1557a8 100644
--- a/private/templates/c++-mode/@@main.cpp
+++ b/private/templates/c++-mode/@@main.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 # group: file templates
 # contributor: Henrik Lissner
 # --
-/**
- * @file
- * @author  `user-full-name` <`user-mail-address`>
- * @version 0.1
- */
-
 #include <iostream>
 
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/private/templates/c++-mode/@@winmain.cpp b/private/templates/c++-mode/@@winmain.cpp
index 4b97a3f04..67947be3b 100644
--- a/private/templates/c++-mode/@@winmain.cpp
+++ b/private/templates/c++-mode/@@winmain.cpp
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 # group: file templates
 # contributor: Henrik Lissner
 # --
-/**
- * @file
- * @author  `user-full-name` <`user-mail-address`>
- * @version 0.1
- * @since   0.1 @ `(format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d")`
- */
-
 #include <Windows.h>
 
 int CALLBACK WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
diff --git a/private/templates/c-mode/@@.c b/private/templates/c-mode/@@.c
index d729f5573..10f8293e1 100644
--- a/private/templates/c-mode/@@.c
+++ b/private/templates/c-mode/@@.c
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 # group: file templates
 # contributor: Henrik Lissner
 # --
-/**
- * @file
- * @author  `user-full-name` <`user-mail-address`>
- * @version 0.1
- * @since   0.1 @ `(format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d")`
- */
-
 #include "`(file-name-nondirectory (file-name-sans-extension (buffer-file-name)))`.h"
 
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diff --git a/private/templates/makefile-gmake-mode/@@ b/private/templates/makefile-gmake-mode/@@
index 75ac5bd13..4fba94a0f 100644
--- a/private/templates/makefile-gmake-mode/@@
+++ b/private/templates/makefile-gmake-mode/@@
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # ${1:Project Title}
 #
 # @file
-# @author `user-full-name` <`user-mail-address`>
 # @version 0.1
 
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