diff --git a/appendixa/acronymlist.xml b/appendixa/acronymlist.xml
index e92fd6c87..19655c0d9 100644
--- a/appendixa/acronymlist.xml
+++ b/appendixa/acronymlist.xml
@@ -10,404 +10,5 @@
See testing
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diff --git a/appendixb/acknowledgments.xml b/appendixb/acknowledgments.xml
index e0b317150..38ee6eed0 100644
--- a/appendixb/acknowledgments.xml
+++ b/appendixb/acknowledgments.xml
@@ -10,288 +10,5 @@
See testing
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