diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 09bf414a02..6fa833b9b3 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ please contact foundation@openldap.org.
 
 4. Products derived from this Software may not be called "OpenLDAP"
 nor may "OpenLDAP" appear in their names without prior written
-permission of the OpenLDAP Foundation.  OpenLDAP is a registered
-trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation.
+permission of the OpenLDAP Foundation.  OpenLDAP is a trademark
+of the OpenLDAP Foundation.
 
 5. Due credit should be given to the OpenLDAP Project
 (http://www.openldap.org/).