diff --git a/Lib/_strptime.py b/Lib/_strptime.py
index 0d7dec4dfb2..baafe9aab5d 100644
--- a/Lib/_strptime.py
+++ b/Lib/_strptime.py
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ try:
 except:
     from dummy_thread import allocate_lock as _thread_allocate_lock
 
-__author__ = "Brett Cannon"
-__email__ = "brett@python.org"
-
 __all__ = ['strptime']
 
 def _getlang():
diff --git a/Lib/dummy_thread.py b/Lib/dummy_thread.py
index a72c92722f4..c1313846e48 100644
--- a/Lib/dummy_thread.py
+++ b/Lib/dummy_thread.py
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@ Suggested usage is::
         import dummy_thread as thread
 
 """
-__author__ = "Brett Cannon"
-__email__ = "brett@python.org"
-
-# Exports only things specified by thread documentation
-# (skipping obsolete synonyms allocate(), start_new(), exit_thread())
+# Exports only things specified by thread documentation;
+# skipping obsolete synonyms allocate(), start_new(), exit_thread().
 __all__ = ['error', 'start_new_thread', 'exit', 'get_ident', 'allocate_lock',
            'interrupt_main', 'LockType']
 
diff --git a/Lib/dummy_threading.py b/Lib/dummy_threading.py
index 48f7c4c7469..81028a3d4e8 100644
--- a/Lib/dummy_threading.py
+++ b/Lib/dummy_threading.py
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ to not have ``threading`` considered imported.  Had ``threading`` been
 directly imported it would have made all subsequent imports succeed
 regardless of whether ``thread`` was available which is not desired.
 
-:Author: Brett Cannon
-:Contact: brett@python.org
-
-XXX: Try to get rid of ``_dummy_threading``.
-
 """
 from sys import modules as sys_modules