diff --git a/numpy/fft/README.md b/numpy/fft/README.md
index 7040a2e9b28c..f79188139ad9 100644
--- a/numpy/fft/README.md
+++ b/numpy/fft/README.md
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ advantages:
 - worst case complexity for transform sizes with large prime factors is
   `N*log(N)`, because Bluestein's algorithm [3] is used for these cases.
 
-License
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-
-3-clause BSD (see LICENSE.md)
-
 
 Some code details
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