diff --git a/assembly/src/release/NOTICE b/assembly/src/release/NOTICE
index c3e1816bd8..ec429f0a33 100644
--- a/assembly/src/release/NOTICE
+++ b/assembly/src/release/NOTICE
@@ -5,22 +5,6 @@ Copyright 2005-2008 The Apache Software Foundation
 This product includes software developed by
 The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).
 
-=========================================================================
-==  Derby Notice                                                       ==
-=========================================================================
-
-Portions of Derby were orginally developed by
-International Business Machines Corporation and are
-licensed to the Apache Software Foundation under the
-"Software Grant and Corporate Contribution License Agreement",
-informally known as the "Derby CLA".
-
-The portion of the functionTests under 'nist' was originally
-developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
-an agency of the United States Department of Commerce, and adapted by
-International Business Machines Corporation in accordance with the NIST
-Software Acknowledgment and Redistribution document at
-http://www.itl.nist.gov/div897/ctg/sql_form.htm
 
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 ==  Spring Notice                                                      ==