diff --git a/sys/vane/ford.hoon b/sys/vane/ford.hoon
index 6ec0ffeb7a..ef18e288da 100644
--- a/sys/vane/ford.hoon
+++ b/sys/vane/ford.hoon
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-!:
 ::  ford: build system vane
 ::
 ::    Ford is a functional reactive build system.
diff --git a/sys/vane/jael.hoon b/sys/vane/jael.hoon
index 7da5d11241..98b351d377 100644
--- a/sys/vane/jael.hoon
+++ b/sys/vane/jael.hoon
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-!:                                                      ::  /van/jael
+::                                                      ::  /van/jael
 ::                                                      ::  %reference/0
 !?  150
 ::