diff --git a/apps/common/backport/__init__.py b/apps/common/backport/__init__.py
index 9e1bb9575e..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/apps/common/backport/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/common/backport/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__author__ = 'aldaran'