diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoReaderWriter.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoReaderWriter.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2011 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.document.mongodb;
-
-public interface MongoReaderWriter<T> extends MongoWriter<T>, MongoReader<T> {
-
-}