diff --git a/DynareBison.yy b/DynareBison.yy
index 179b6f38ea7f8e1eed067fa67061b36ec5a8b5f1..2a9f25fb28d0bdb5d60c4ac266a59f3ecab09ec5 100644
--- a/DynareBison.yy
+++ b/DynareBison.yy
@@ -2647,9 +2647,3 @@ Dynare::parser::error(const Dynare::parser::location_type &l,
 {
   driver.error(l, m);
 }
-
-/*
-  Local variables:
-  mode: C++
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/DynareFlex.ll b/DynareFlex.ll
index 39adb4bfbb9fc0eebb377985315b0eda17cd1c5c..fe940ba7ab1889ee6504ba60f8b4eb57817885cd 100644
--- a/DynareFlex.ll
+++ b/DynareFlex.ll
@@ -761,9 +761,3 @@ DynareFlexLexer::yylex()
   cerr << "DynareFlexLexer::yylex() has been called, that should never happen!" << endl;
   exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
-
-/*
-  Local variables:
-  mode: C++
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/macro/MacroBison.yy b/macro/MacroBison.yy
index 7146d78da1b6b5366400b2deac2cbd31f692b0e8..13a06a06a840078d201608c8acfb18dc90c8b0d6 100644
--- a/macro/MacroBison.yy
+++ b/macro/MacroBison.yy
@@ -205,9 +205,3 @@ Macro::parser::error(const Macro::parser::location_type &l,
 {
   driver.error(l, m);
 }
-
-/*
-  Local variables:
-  mode: C++
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/macro/MacroFlex.ll b/macro/MacroFlex.ll
index e073e1e601120169163fec5e6bb33f1693a9dba8..1369b5ebe7c6a658ab6cbb95d9cf0f491359da38 100644
--- a/macro/MacroFlex.ll
+++ b/macro/MacroFlex.ll
@@ -427,9 +427,3 @@ MacroFlexLexer::yylex()
   cerr << "MacroFlexLexer::yylex() has been called, that should never happen!" << endl;
   exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
-
-/*
-  Local variables:
-  mode: C++
-  End:
-*/