diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
index a84bc194b53..bdd7ff7d816 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 .. XXX add trademark info for Apple, Microsoft, SourceForge.
 
 :Author: A.M. Kuchling (amk at amk.ca)
-:Release: |release|
-:Date: |today|
 
 .. $Id$
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
index 2e90f96bf53..b26c9b27bed 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
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 :Author: A.M. Kuchling (amk at amk.ca)
-:Release: |release|
-:Date: |today|
 
 ..  hyperlink all the methods & functions.
 
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst
index 9f1ec978874..133ecaba69c 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.0.rst
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 .. XXX Add trademark info for Apple, Microsoft.
 
 :Author: Guido van Rossum
-:Release: |release|
-:Date: |today|
 
 .. $Id$
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
index 64ae1c19365..ab327f5fb1c 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
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 :Author: Raymond Hettinger
-:Release: |release|
-:Date: |today|
 
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst
index 0553ec35feb..09640f6d6f3 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 ****************************
 
 :Author: Raymond Hettinger
-:Release: |release|
-:Date: |today|
 
 .. $Id$
    Rules for maintenance: