diff --git a/README-alpha b/README-alpha
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--- a/README-alpha
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@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-This is the README-alpha file for GNU Hello prereleases.
-
-  Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
-  2006, 2011
-  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-  Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
-  are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
-  notice and this notice are preserved.
-
-This is a test release!
-
-The latest test release (if any) is available at
-  ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hello/
-
-Ordinarily, reports about pretest releases like this one are sent to a
-different list than for official releases.  In the case of GNU Hello,
-though, traffic is so low this is not necessary.  Therefore, please
-email bug reports, comments, etc. to bug-hello@gnu.org.
-
-You are welcome to join this list; see the README for details.
-
-If you see a problem in this release that you've already reported, feel
-free to re-report it -- it's good to get a reminder.  If you sent a
-patch for a previous release, and you haven't received any feedback
-about it, please do re-send it, since it likely got lost.
-
-For information on the development environment, see README-dev.

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
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@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ GNU hello --- TODO
 
 Todo:
 
-    * remove README-alpha from the distribution.
     * submit a new hello.pot.
 
 end of file TODO