diff --git a/config.guess b/config.guess
index da83314..927a3c3 100755
--- a/config.guess
+++ b/config.guess
@@ -1552,10 +1552,3 @@ UNAME_VERSION = ${UNAME_VERSION}
 EOF
 
 exit 1
-
-# Local variables:
-# eval: (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
-# time-stamp-start: "timestamp='"
-# time-stamp-format: "%:y-%02m-%02d"
-# time-stamp-end: "'"
-# End:
diff --git a/config.sub b/config.sub
index a39437d..9940bdc 100755
--- a/config.sub
+++ b/config.sub
@@ -1677,10 +1677,3 @@ esac
 
 echo $basic_machine$os
 exit
-
-# Local variables:
-# eval: (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
-# time-stamp-start: "timestamp='"
-# time-stamp-format: "%:y-%02m-%02d"
-# time-stamp-end: "'"
-# End:
diff --git a/doc/index.docbook b/doc/index.docbook
index bf0dd88..e8dc040 100644
--- a/doc/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/index.docbook
@@ -54,14 +54,3 @@ url="http://piklab.sourceforge.net">&piklab;</ulink> website for up-to-date info
 </bookinfo>
 
 </book>
-
-<!--
-Local Variables:
-mode: xml
-sgml-minimize-attributes:nil
-sgml-general-insert-case:lower
-sgml-indent-step:0
-sgml-indent-data:nil
-End:
-
--->
diff --git a/man/piklab-coff.1 b/man/piklab-coff.1
index bc3ba99..2a903a1 100644
--- a/man/piklab-coff.1
+++ b/man/piklab-coff.1
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.\" Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*-
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
diff --git a/man/piklab-hex.1 b/man/piklab-hex.1
index dc52cad..bd19848 100644
--- a/man/piklab-hex.1
+++ b/man/piklab-hex.1
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.\"                                      Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*-
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
diff --git a/man/piklab-prog.1 b/man/piklab-prog.1
index 419fca0..c64213e 100644
--- a/man/piklab-prog.1
+++ b/man/piklab-prog.1
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.\"                                      Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*-
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
diff --git a/man/piklab.1x b/man/piklab.1x
index 7ac421e..83bf689 100644
--- a/man/piklab.1x
+++ b/man/piklab.1x
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.\"                                      Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*-
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)