diff --git a/build/tools/tools.go b/build/tools/tools.go
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--- a/build/tools/tools.go
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@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-//go:build tools
-// +build tools
-
-package tools
-
-import (
-	// Tool imports for go:generate.
-	_ "github.com/fjl/gencodec"
-	_ "github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go"
-	_ "golang.org/x/tools/cmd/stringer"
-)