diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/artist.el b/lisp/textmodes/artist.el
index dc45a7306d8..22ade15921d 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/artist.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/artist.el
@@ -106,13 +106,6 @@
 ;; If you add a new drawing mode, send it to me, and I would gladly
 ;; include in the next release!
 
-;;; Installation:
-
-;; To use artist, put this in your .emacs:
-;;
-;;    (autoload 'artist-mode "artist" "Enter artist-mode" t)
-
-
 ;;; Requirements:
 
 ;; Artist requires the `rect' package (which comes with Emacs) to be
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-git.el b/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
index fda8605c679..e37c09df7c2 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@
 ;; system.
 ;;
 
-;;; Installation:
-
-;; To install: put this file on the load-path and add Git to the list
-;; of supported backends in `vc-handled-backends'; the following line,
-;; placed in your init file, will accomplish this:
-;;
-;;     (add-to-list 'vc-handled-backends 'Git)
-
 ;;; Todo:
 ;;  - check if more functions could use vc-git-command instead
 ;;     of start-process.
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-hg.el b/lisp/vc/vc-hg.el
index 2bc6ae3524b..a054a7c3176 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-hg.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-hg.el
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 ;;; Bugs:
 
-;;; Installation:
-
 ;;; Todo:
 
 ;; 1) Implement the rest of the vc interface. See the comment at the