diff --git a/nova/openstack/common/db/__init__.py b/nova/openstack/common/db/__init__.py
index 1b9b60dec103..e69de29bb2d1 100644
--- a/nova/openstack/common/db/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/openstack/common/db/__init__.py
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright 2012 Cloudscaling Group, Inc
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
diff --git a/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/__init__.py b/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/__init__.py
index 1b9b60dec103..e69de29bb2d1 100644
--- a/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/__init__.py
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright 2012 Cloudscaling Group, Inc
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
diff --git a/nova/openstack/common/notifier/__init__.py b/nova/openstack/common/notifier/__init__.py
index 45c3b46ae93b..e69de29bb2d1 100644
--- a/nova/openstack/common/notifier/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/openstack/common/notifier/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2011 OpenStack Foundation.
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.