diff --git a/COPYRIGHT b/COPYRIGHT
index e0b6e69f4d5..e6ab805c9d6 100644
--- a/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/COPYRIGHT
@@ -110,41 +110,3 @@ their own copyright notices and license terms:
     NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
     USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
     OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-* libbacktrace, under src/libbacktrace:
-
-    Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-    Written by Ian Lance Taylor, Google.
-
-    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with
-    or without modification, are permitted provided that the
-    following conditions are met:
-
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-        the following disclaimer.
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-        distribution.
-
-        (3) The name of the author may not be used to
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-        software without specific prior written permission.
-
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