diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index e975668..0a3d4a5 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 BSD 3-Clause License
 
-Copyright for portions of sv2v are held by Tom Hawkins, 2011-2015, as part of
-tomahawkins/verilog. Copyright for all other portions of sv2v are held by
-Zachary Snow, 2019-2021.
+Copyright 2019-2021 Zachary Snow
+Copyright 2011-2015 Tom Hawkins
 
 All rights reserved.
 
@@ -16,17 +15,17 @@ are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 
-3. Neither the name of the author nor the names of his contributors may be used
-   to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
-   prior written permission.
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
+   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+   specific prior written permission.
 
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT
-SHALL THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
-INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
-PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
-OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
-ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f75c7a..78a4359 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -159,8 +159,3 @@ no prior experience, and has also helped with test cases.
 Since sv2v's public release, several people have taken the time to file detailed
 bug reports and feature requests. I greatly appreciate their help in furthering
 the project.
-
-
-## License
-
-See the [LICENSE file](LICENSE) for copyright and licensing information.