diff --git a/src/pynumad/io/yaml_to_blade.py b/src/pynumad/io/yaml_to_blade.py
index edbd450..959c450 100644
--- a/src/pynumad/io/yaml_to_blade.py
+++ b/src/pynumad/io/yaml_to_blade.py
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-########################################################################
-#                    Part of the SNL NuMAD Toolbox                     #
-#  Developed by Sandia National Laboratories Wind Energy Technologies  #
-#              See license.txt for disclaimer information              #
-########################################################################
-
 import yaml
 import numpy as np
 from scipy.stats import mode
diff --git a/src/pynumad/objects/Airfoil.py b/src/pynumad/objects/Airfoil.py
index 27d4e8f..bf34189 100644
--- a/src/pynumad/objects/Airfoil.py
+++ b/src/pynumad/objects/Airfoil.py
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-########################################################################
-#                    Part of the SNL NuMAD Toolbox                     #
-#  Developed by Sandia National Laboratories Wind Energy Technologies  #
-#              See license.txt for disclaimer information              #
-########################################################################
-
 import re
 import numpy as np
 
diff --git a/src/pynumad/objects/Blade.py b/src/pynumad/objects/Blade.py
index 757b94e..829f161 100644
--- a/src/pynumad/objects/Blade.py
+++ b/src/pynumad/objects/Blade.py
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-########################################################################
-#                    Part of the SNL NuMAD Toolbox                     #
-#  Developed by Sandia National Laboratories Wind Energy Technologies  #
-#              See license.txt for disclaimer information              #
-########################################################################
-
 import re, warnings
 import numpy as np
 from copy import copy
diff --git a/src/pynumad/objects/Component.py b/src/pynumad/objects/Component.py
index 751a805..9b24692 100644
--- a/src/pynumad/objects/Component.py
+++ b/src/pynumad/objects/Component.py
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-########################################################################
-#                    Part of the SNL NuMAD Toolbox                     #
-#  Developed by Sandia National Laboratories Wind Energy Technologies  #
-#              See license.txt for disclaimer information              #
-########################################################################
-
 from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
diff --git a/src/pynumad/objects/Material.py b/src/pynumad/objects/Material.py
index 67880ee..a88b06f 100644
--- a/src/pynumad/objects/Material.py
+++ b/src/pynumad/objects/Material.py
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-########################################################################
-#                    Part of the SNL NuMAD Toolbox                     #
-#  Developed by Sandia National Laboratories Wind Energy Technologies  #
-#              See license.txt for disclaimer information              #
-########################################################################
-
-
 class Material:
     """MaterialDef:  A class for blade materials.
 
diff --git a/src/pynumad/objects/Stack.py b/src/pynumad/objects/Stack.py
index c687882..28336c4 100644
--- a/src/pynumad/objects/Stack.py
+++ b/src/pynumad/objects/Stack.py
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-########################################################################
-#                    Part of the SNL NuMAD Toolbox                     #
-#  Developed by Sandia National Laboratories Wind Energy Technologies  #
-#              See license.txt for disclaimer information              #
-########################################################################
-
-
 class Stack:
     """A class definition for a stack of composite layers.
 
diff --git a/src/pynumad/objects/Subobjects.py b/src/pynumad/objects/Subobjects.py
index bb3e3e3..81eb918 100644
--- a/src/pynumad/objects/Subobjects.py
+++ b/src/pynumad/objects/Subobjects.py
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-########################################################################
-#                    Part of the SNL NuMAD Toolbox                     #
-#  Developed by Sandia National Laboratories Wind Energy Technologies  #
-#              See license.txt for disclaimer information              #
-########################################################################
-
-
 class MatDBentry:
     """A simple class to organize the attributes of a material"""
 
diff --git a/src/pynumad/utils/misc_utils.py b/src/pynumad/utils/misc_utils.py
index 8695452..dbea5ed 100644
--- a/src/pynumad/utils/misc_utils.py
+++ b/src/pynumad/utils/misc_utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-########################################################################
-#                    Part of the SNL NuMAD Toolbox                     #
-#  Developed by Sandia National Laboratories Wind Energy Technologies  #
-#              See license.txt for disclaimer information              #
-########################################################################
-
-import numpy as np
+mport numpy as np
 
 
 # SED-like substitution