diff --git a/keyboards/4pplet/yakiimo/rev_a/config.h b/keyboards/4pplet/yakiimo/rev_a/config.h
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diff --git a/keyboards/kinesis/stapelberg/config.h b/keyboards/kinesis/stapelberg/config.h
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-// Copyright 2023 QMK
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-
-#pragma once
-
-/* don't know if this should be defined at the board or top level. Assuming board 
-#define MOUSEKEY_DELAY          100
-#define MOUSEKEY_INTERVAL       20
-#define MOUSEKEY_MAX_SPEED      3
-#define MOUSEKEY_TIME_TO_MAX    10
-*/
diff --git a/keyboards/mechstudio/chapter1/rules.mk b/keyboards/mechstudio/chapter1/rules.mk
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-# This file intentionally left blank