diff --git a/python/resources/fileTemplates/internal/Python Script.py.ft b/python/resources/fileTemplates/internal/Python Script.py.ft
index edba329d3074..e69de29bb2d1 100644
--- a/python/resources/fileTemplates/internal/Python Script.py.ft	
+++ b/python/resources/fileTemplates/internal/Python Script.py.ft	
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__author__ = '$USER'
diff --git a/python/resources/fileTemplates/internal/Python Unit Test.py.ft b/python/resources/fileTemplates/internal/Python Unit Test.py.ft
index bc5c1af456cb..1b20ae4f1c00 100644
--- a/python/resources/fileTemplates/internal/Python Unit Test.py.ft	
+++ b/python/resources/fileTemplates/internal/Python Unit Test.py.ft	
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-__author__ = '$USER'
 
 import unittest