diff --git a/bookinfo.xml b/bookinfo.xml
index d673cdb42f..1194bad453 100644
--- a/bookinfo.xml
+++ b/bookinfo.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
   <pubdate><?dbtimestamp format="Y-m-d"?></pubdate>
   &frontpage.editors;
 
-  <copyright>
-   <year>1997-<?dbtimestamp format="Y"?></year>
-   <holder>the PHP Documentation Group</holder>
-  </copyright>
-
   <legalnotice xml:id="copyright" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <info><title>Copyright</title></info>
    <simpara>