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diff --git a/heat/api/aws/__init__.py b/heat/api/aws/__init__.py
index e8e4035941..e69de29bb2 100644
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diff --git a/heat/api/middleware/__init__.py b/heat/api/middleware/__init__.py
index e8e4035941..e69de29bb2 100644
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