diff --git a/rtc_base/optional.h b/rtc_base/optional.h
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-/*
- *  Copyright 2015 The WebRTC Project Authors. All rights reserved.
- *
- *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
- *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
- *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
- *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
- *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
- */
-
-// This header is for backwards compatibility only, and will be removed soon.
-// Include webrtc/api/optional.h instead.
-
-#ifndef RTC_BASE_OPTIONAL_H_
-#define RTC_BASE_OPTIONAL_H_
-
-#include "api/optional.h"
-
-#endif  // RTC_BASE_OPTIONAL_H_