diff --git a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
index 3e4c13971b..60f76f43ed 100644
--- a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
+++ b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
@@ -51,25 +51,6 @@ ifdef::doctype-manpage[]
 endif::doctype-manpage[]
 endif::backend-docbook[]
 
-ifdef::doctype-manpage[]
-ifdef::backend-docbook[]
-[header]
-template::[header-declarations]
-<refentry>
-<refmeta>
-<refentrytitle>{mantitle}</refentrytitle>
-<manvolnum>{manvolnum}</manvolnum>
-<refmiscinfo class="source">{mansource}</refmiscinfo>
-<refmiscinfo class="version">{manversion}</refmiscinfo>
-<refmiscinfo class="manual">{manmanual}</refmiscinfo>
-</refmeta>
-<refnamediv>
-  <refname>{manname}</refname>
-  <refpurpose>{manpurpose}</refpurpose>
-</refnamediv>
-endif::backend-docbook[]
-endif::doctype-manpage[]
-
 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
 [attributes]
 git-relative-html-prefix=