diff --git a/wrap/Class.cpp b/wrap/Class.cpp
index 10625731e..d701731d8 100644
--- a/wrap/Class.cpp
+++ b/wrap/Class.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ void Class::matlab_proxy(const string& classFile) {
   if(verbose_) cerr << "generating " << classFile << endl;
 
   // emit class proxy code
-  emit_header_comment(ofs,"%");
   ofs << "classdef " << name << endl;
   ofs << "  properties" << endl;
   ofs << "    self = 0" << endl;
diff --git a/wrap/tests/expected/@Point2/Point2.m b/wrap/tests/expected/@Point2/Point2.m
index 222036dca..c16d76524 100644
--- a/wrap/tests/expected/@Point2/Point2.m
+++ b/wrap/tests/expected/@Point2/Point2.m
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-% automatically generated by wrap on 2011-Oct-31
 classdef Point2
   properties
     self = 0
diff --git a/wrap/tests/expected/@Point3/Point3.m b/wrap/tests/expected/@Point3/Point3.m
index 8ad50cf39..e1c277a9c 100644
--- a/wrap/tests/expected/@Point3/Point3.m
+++ b/wrap/tests/expected/@Point3/Point3.m
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-% automatically generated by wrap on 2011-Oct-31
 classdef Point3
   properties
     self = 0
diff --git a/wrap/tests/expected/@Test/Test.m b/wrap/tests/expected/@Test/Test.m
index 14a0ba2a1..19b4442e4 100644
--- a/wrap/tests/expected/@Test/Test.m
+++ b/wrap/tests/expected/@Test/Test.m
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-% automatically generated by wrap on 2011-Oct-31
 classdef Test
   properties
     self = 0