diff --git a/poi-examples/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/examples/hssf/usermodel/AddDimensionedImage.java b/poi-examples/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/examples/hssf/usermodel/AddDimensionedImage.java
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-/* ====================================================================
-   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
-   contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
-   this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
-   The ASF licenses this file to You 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.apache.poi.examples.hssf.usermodel;
-
-import org.apache.poi.util.Removal;
-
-/**
- * Placeholder Class - this is now handled in the Common SS example
- * @deprecated in 5.1.0 - use {@link org.apache.poi.examples.ss.AddDimensionedImage}
- */
-@Removal(version="6.0.0")
-@Deprecated
-public class AddDimensionedImage extends org.apache.poi.examples.ss.AddDimensionedImage {
-}
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