diff --git a/configure/RELEASE b/configure/RELEASE
index 91ce9d3..1d60681 100644
--- a/configure/RELEASE
+++ b/configure/RELEASE
@@ -34,12 +34,8 @@ TEMPLATE_TOP=$(EPICS_BASE)/templates/makeBaseApp/top
 # do not edit the locations in this file
 # create RELEASE.local with the paths to your EPICS_BASE and PVDATA
 
-#PVDATA=/home/mrk/hg/pvDataCPP
-#EPICS_BASE=/home/install/epics/base
-
 # Set RULES here if you want to take build rules from somewhere
 # other than EPICS_BASE:
 #RULES=/path/to/epics/support/module/rules/x-y
 
-
 -include $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.local