diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -184,6 +184,3 @@ MacOS Brew requires
 ./configure CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/Cellar
 ```
 
-## License
-
-AVRDUDE is licensed under the [GNU GPLv2](./COPYING).