diff --git a/documentation/manual/en-US/src/main/docbook/Hibernate_Reference.xml b/documentation/manual/en-US/src/main/docbook/Hibernate_Reference.xml
index 09f4fc64a5..904328e9e9 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/en-US/src/main/docbook/Hibernate_Reference.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/en-US/src/main/docbook/Hibernate_Reference.xml
@@ -40,24 +40,21 @@
             <year>&copyrightYear;</year>
             <holder>&copyrightHolder;</holder>
         </copyright>
-        <!--
-        todo : figure out how best to include translator info...
-        <xi:include href="author_group.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-        -->
         <xi:include href="legal_notice.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+	<!-- include translators... -->
     </bookinfo>
 
     <toc/>
 
     <xi:include href="content/preface.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
 
-	<xi:include href="content/tutorial.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+    <xi:include href="content/tutorial.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
 
-	<xi:include href="content/architecture.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+    <xi:include href="content/architecture.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
 
-	<xi:include href="content/configuration.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+    <xi:include href="content/configuration.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
 
-	<xi:include href="content/persistent_classes.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+    <xi:include href="content/persistent_classes.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
 
     <xi:include href="content/basic_mapping.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
     <xi:include href="content/collection_mapping.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
diff --git a/documentation/manual/en-US/src/main/docbook/author_group.xml b/documentation/manual/en-US/src/main/docbook/author_group.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 34b5e77c41..0000000000
--- a/documentation/manual/en-US/src/main/docbook/author_group.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version='1.0'?>
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2007, Red Hat Middleware, LLC. All rights reserved.
-  ~
-  ~ This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
-  ~ copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
-  ~ Lesser General Public License, v. 2.1. This program is distributed in the
-  ~ hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT A 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, v.2.1 along with this
-  ~ distribution; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  ~ 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
-  ~
-  ~ Red Hat Author(s): Steve Ebersole
-  -->
-<!DOCTYPE authorgroup PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
-
-<authorgroup id="AuthorGroup">
-    <collab>
-        <collabname>The Hibernate team</collabname>
-    </collab>
-    <!-- translations should list all contributors to the translation using the 'translator' class
-    <othercredit class="translator">
-        <firstname>Jane</firstname>
-        <surname>Doe</surname>
-        <contrib>Japenese translation</contrib>
-    </othercredit>
-    -->
-</authorgroup>
\ No newline at end of file