diff --git a/DDCore/python/DD4hep.py b/DDCore/python/DD4hep.py
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--- a/DDCore/python/DD4hep.py
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-#==========================================================================
-#  AIDA Detector description implementation 
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
-# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
-#
-#==========================================================================
-#
-#  BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY FILE!
-#  The namespace "DD4hep" is deprecated. Please use "dd4hep" instead.
-#
-#==========================================================================
-from dd4hep_base import *
-print 'DEPRECATION WARNING  The namespace "DD4hep" is deprecated. Please use "dd4hep" instead.'