diff --git a/clients/rc.cpp b/clients/rc.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/effects/rc.cpp b/effects/rc.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c957ef819f..0000000000
--- a/effects/rc.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-i18nc("NAME OF TRANSLATORS","Your names");
-i18nc("EMAIL OF TRANSLATORS","Your emails");
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/rc.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/rc.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/rc.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/rc.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c957ef819f..0000000000
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/rc.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-i18nc("NAME OF TRANSLATORS","Your names");
-i18nc("EMAIL OF TRANSLATORS","Your emails");
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/rc.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/rc.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c957ef819f..0000000000
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/rc.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-i18nc("NAME OF TRANSLATORS","Your names");
-i18nc("EMAIL OF TRANSLATORS","Your emails");
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/rc.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/rc.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c957ef819f..0000000000
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/rc.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-i18nc("NAME OF TRANSLATORS","Your names");
-i18nc("EMAIL OF TRANSLATORS","Your emails");
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/rc.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/rc.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c957ef819f..0000000000
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/rc.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-i18nc("NAME OF TRANSLATORS","Your names");
-i18nc("EMAIL OF TRANSLATORS","Your emails");
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinscreenedges/rc.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwinscreenedges/rc.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c957ef819f..0000000000
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinscreenedges/rc.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-i18nc("NAME OF TRANSLATORS","Your names");
-i18nc("EMAIL OF TRANSLATORS","Your emails");
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/rc.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/rc.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000