diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
index 32f9e397a6c0..b432daea4520 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* Author: Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@wp.pl> */
-
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c
index eea7f14355f3..d15a62be6cf0 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2017 Netronome Systems, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Netronome Systems, Inc.
  *
  * This software is dual licensed under the GNU General License Version 2,
  * June 1991 as shown in the file COPYING in the top-level directory of this
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* Author: Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@wp.pl> */
-
 #include <bfd.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h
index 63fdb310b9a4..d39f7ef01d23 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* Author: Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@wp.pl> */
-
 #ifndef __BPF_TOOL_H
 #define __BPF_TOOL_H
 
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
index 097b1a5e046b..5989e1575ae4 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* Author: Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@wp.pl> */
-
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
index 05f42a46d6ed..fd8cd9b51621 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2017 Netronome Systems, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Netronome Systems, Inc.
  *
  * This software is dual licensed under the GNU General License Version 2,
  * June 1991 as shown in the file COPYING in the top-level directory of this
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* Author: Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@wp.pl> */
-
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>