diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.db.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.db.inc.php
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-<?php
-	/**************************************************************************\
-	* eGroupWare API - database support via ADOdb                              *
-	* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *
-	* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it  *
-	* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published    *
-	* by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or   *
-	* any later version.                                                       *
-	\**************************************************************************/
-
-	/* $Id$ */
-
-	require_once(EGW_API_INC.'/class.egw_db.inc.php');
-
-	/*
-	 * Database abstraction library
-	 *
-	 * This is only for compatibility with old code, the DB class is now called egw_db.
-	 *
-	 * @package phpgwapi
-	 * @subpackage db
-	 * @author RalfBecker@outdoor-training.de
-	 * @license LGPL
-	 */
-
-	class db extends egw_db
-	{
-	}