diff --git a/test/test_blob.py b/test/test_blob.py
index 88e107046..c7f5cf6b7 100644
--- a/test/test_blob.py
+++ b/test/test_blob.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'dborowitz@google.com (Dave Borowitz)'
-
 BLOB_SHA = 'af431f20fc541ed6d5afede3e2dc7160f6f01f16'
 BLOB_NEW_CONTENT = b'foo bar\n'
 
diff --git a/test/test_commit.py b/test/test_commit.py
index 8d6f2d7fa..0884364d2 100644
--- a/test/test_commit.py
+++ b/test/test_commit.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'dborowitz@google.com (Dave Borowitz)'
-
 COMMIT_SHA = '5fe808e8953c12735680c257f56600cb0de44b10'
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_config.py b/test/test_config.py
index 257846974..5403bc3b1 100644
--- a/test/test_config.py
+++ b/test/test_config.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'mlenders@elegosoft.com (M. Lenders)'
-
 config_filename = "test_config"
 
 def foreach_test_wrapper(key, name, lst):
diff --git a/test/test_diff.py b/test/test_diff.py
index b6a33477c..ddfe39863 100644
--- a/test/test_diff.py
+++ b/test/test_diff.py
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 
 from . import utils
 
-__author__ = 'Nico.Geyso@FU-Berlin.de (Nico von Geyso)'
-
 
 COMMIT_SHA1_1 = '5fe808e8953c12735680c257f56600cb0de44b10'
 COMMIT_SHA1_2 = 'c2792cfa289ae6321ecf2cd5806c2194b0fd070c'
diff --git a/test/test_index.py b/test/test_index.py
index 6524efdfb..da7784063 100644
--- a/test/test_index.py
+++ b/test/test_index.py
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'jdavid.ibp@gmail.com (J. David Ibáñez)'
-
-
 class IndexBareTest(utils.BareRepoTestCase):
 
     def test_bare(self):
diff --git a/test/test_refs.py b/test/test_refs.py
index 59e29b253..ca582c2e9 100644
--- a/test/test_refs.py
+++ b/test/test_refs.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'david.versmisse@itaapy.com (David Versmisse)'
-
 LAST_COMMIT = '2be5719152d4f82c7302b1c0932d8e5f0a4a0e98'
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_repository.py b/test/test_repository.py
index 8f056cca8..27a674acb 100644
--- a/test/test_repository.py
+++ b/test/test_repository.py
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'dborowitz@google.com (Dave Borowitz)'
-
 HEAD_SHA  = '5fe808e8953c12735680c257f56600cb0de44b10'
 A_HEX_SHA = 'af431f20fc541ed6d5afede3e2dc7160f6f01f16'
 A_BIN_SHA = binascii.unhexlify(A_HEX_SHA.encode('ascii'))
diff --git a/test/test_revwalk.py b/test/test_revwalk.py
index 65fe25452..f7e56c66a 100644
--- a/test/test_revwalk.py
+++ b/test/test_revwalk.py
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'jdavid.ibp@gmail.com (J. David Ibáñez)'
-
-
 # In the order given by git log
 log = [
     '2be5719152d4f82c7302b1c0932d8e5f0a4a0e98',
diff --git a/test/test_signature.py b/test/test_signature.py
index 2ad73486e..1ee7e2bd5 100644
--- a/test/test_signature.py
+++ b/test/test_signature.py
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 from .utils import NoRepoTestCase
 
 
-__author__ = 'jdavid.ibp@gmail.com (J. David Ibáñez)'
-
-
-
 class SignatureTest(NoRepoTestCase):
 
     def test_default(self):
diff --git a/test/test_status.py b/test/test_status.py
index 3eb6b5688..e6780a482 100644
--- a/test/test_status.py
+++ b/test/test_status.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'mike.perdide@gmail.com (Julien Miotte)'
-
 EXPECTED = {
  "current_file":                    pygit2.GIT_STATUS_CURRENT,
  "file_deleted":                    pygit2.GIT_STATUS_WT_DELETED,
diff --git a/test/test_tag.py b/test/test_tag.py
index caa28150e..884784556 100644
--- a/test/test_tag.py
+++ b/test/test_tag.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'dborowitz@google.com (Dave Borowitz)'
-
 TAG_SHA = '3d2962987c695a29f1f80b6c3aa4ec046ef44369'
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_tree.py b/test/test_tree.py
index f45928aeb..4ec22a998 100644
--- a/test/test_tree.py
+++ b/test/test_tree.py
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'dborowitz@google.com (Dave Borowitz)'
-
 TREE_SHA = '967fce8df97cc71722d3c2a5930ef3e6f1d27b12'
 SUBTREE_SHA = '614fd9a3094bf618ea938fffc00e7d1a54f89ad0'
 
diff --git a/test/test_treebuilder.py b/test/test_treebuilder.py
index 9dba68a7d..8dbea7724 100644
--- a/test/test_treebuilder.py
+++ b/test/test_treebuilder.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 from . import utils
 
 
-__author__ = 'carlos@cmartin.tk (Carlos Martín Nieto)'
-
 TREE_SHA = '967fce8df97cc71722d3c2a5930ef3e6f1d27b12'
 
 class TreeBuilderTest(utils.BareRepoTestCase):
diff --git a/test/utils.py b/test/utils.py
index 356a27556..56f84ea80 100644
--- a/test/utils.py
+++ b/test/utils.py
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 import pygit2
 
 
-__author__ = 'dborowitz@google.com (Dave Borowitz)'
-
 def force_rm_handle(remove_path, path, excinfo):
     os.chmod(
         path,