diff --git a/eclass/epatch.eclass b/eclass/epatch.eclass
index c42aef8e80d1f..ff3fd13721fe2 100644
--- a/eclass/epatch.eclass
+++ b/eclass/epatch.eclass
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
+# @DEAD
 # @ECLASS: epatch.eclass
 # @MAINTAINER:
 # base-system@gentoo.org