diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 234f6e78..c00a0976 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -13,5 +13,3 @@ Here's a quick checklist that should be present in PRs:
     ```
     Fix issue with non-ascii contents in doctest text files.
     ```
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diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 8a30978e..ff33b8f7 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@
   LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
   OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
   SOFTWARE.
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diff --git a/OVERVIEW.md b/OVERVIEW.md
index 45a20d60..87b9d1b3 100644
--- a/OVERVIEW.md
+++ b/OVERVIEW.md
@@ -74,5 +74,3 @@ serialize collected items to send them through the wire, as workers live in anot
 The problem is that test items are not easily (impossible?) to serialize, as they contain references to
 the test functions, fixture managers, config objects, etc. Even if one manages to serialize it,
 it seems it would be very hard to get it right and easy to break by any small change in pytest.
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diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2f2b19c6..f7a1c48d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -51,5 +51,3 @@ addopts = -rsfxX
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 120
 ignore = E203,W503
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