diff --git a/utils/patch_header.sh b/utils/patch_header.sh
index 53a5d578eb5e1a5d80e34a5168a828a5c8a255cf..adabf5fdc65bc2df297ef8ec7d51d01e5d12d95b 100644
--- a/utils/patch_header.sh
+++ b/utils/patch_header.sh
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 #
 #header for patch scripts
 
-. ../../utils/load_settings.sh
-. ../../utils/helpers.sh
-
 USAGE="$1 [ --env=ENV_FILE ] [ --patch=PATCH ] [ --backupdir=BACKUPDIR ]\n\n"
 CMD_OPTIONS=$(cat <<EOF
 options: