diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
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+++ b/COPYING
@@ -1573,9 +1573,6 @@ Copyright (c) 1987, 1990, 1993
 This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
 Chris Torek.
 
-This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
-Michael Rendell of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
-
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 are met: