diff --git a/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input.py b/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 63b69f08b8be3b89afc4e7d10e67a10e423e7210..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2016-2018 The NOMAD Developers Group
-#
-# 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.
-#
-# Main author and maintainer: Lorenzo Pardini <loren.pard@gmail.com>
-import xml.sax
-import logging
-import numpy as np
-from nomadcore.unit_conversion.unit_conversion import convert_unit_function
-from nomadcore.unit_conversion.unit_conversion import convert_unit
-from nomadcore.unit_conversion import unit_conversion
-
-class InputHandler(xml.sax.handler.ContentHandler):
-
-    def __init__(self, backend):
-        self.backend = backend
-        self.inputSectionGIndex = -1
-        self.basevect = []
-        self.latticeDummy = ''
-        self.CurrentData = ''
-        self.atomCoor = []
-        self.atomCoorDummy = []
-        self.speciesfileDummy = ''
-        self.speciesfile = []
-        self.scale = 1
-        self.cell = []
-        self.cellDummy = []
-
-    def endDocument(self):
-        bohr_to_m = convert_unit(1, "bohr", "m")
-        for i in range(0,len(self.cellDummy)):
-            for j in range(0,3):
-                self.cell[i].append(float(self.cellDummy[i][j])*self.scale*bohr_to_m)
-        self.backend.addValue("lattice_vectors", self.cell)
-        self.backend.addValue('atom_positions',self.atomCoor)
-        for i in range(0,len(self.atomCoor)):
-            self.speciesfile.append(self.speciesfileDummy)
-        self.backend.addValue("atom_labels", self.speciesfile)
-    def startElement(self, name, attrs):
-        self.CurrentData = name
-        if name == "crystal":
-            self.scale = float(attrs.getValue('scale'))
-        elif name == 'species':
-            self.speciesfileDummy = attrs.getValue('speciesfile')[:-4]
-        elif name == 'atom':
-            self.atomCoorDummy = attrs.getValue('coord').split()
-            for j in range(0,3):
-               self.atomCoorDummy[j]=float(self.atomCoorDummy[j])
-            self.atomCoor.append(self.atomCoorDummy)
-        else:
-            pass
-
-    def endElement(self, name):
-        pass
-
-    def characters(self, content):
-        if self.CurrentData == 'basevect':
-            self.latticeDummy = content
-            lattice = self.latticeDummy.split()
-            if lattice != []:
-                self.cellDummy.append(lattice)
-                self.cell.append([])
-        else:
-            pass
-
-def parseInput(inF, backend):
-    handler = InputHandler(backend)
-    logging.error("will parse")
-    xml.sax.parse(inF, handler)
-    logging.error("did parse")
diff --git a/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input_exciting.py b/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input_exciting.py
index 78b4dd6ac9de60b51932d957ac519dc9f826e4e2..e4fd63be0f7231409683cfe5eb73c0dddd8e48a0 100644
--- a/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input_exciting.py
+++ b/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input_exciting.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2016-2018 The NOMAD Developers Group
+# Copyright 2017-2018 Lorenzo Pardini
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 # 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.
-#
-# Main author and maintainer: Lorenzo Pardini <loren.pard@gmail.com>
+
 import xml.sax
 import logging
 import numpy as np
diff --git a/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input_wien2k.py b/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input_wien2k.py
index 63b69f08b8be3b89afc4e7d10e67a10e423e7210..93a17d3f2132b28c5a0e23a83ce620abb666dbd2 100644
--- a/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input_wien2k.py
+++ b/parser/parser-elastic/elastic_parser_input_wien2k.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2016-2018 The NOMAD Developers Group
+# Copyright 2017-2018 Lorenzo Pardini
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 # 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.
-#
-# Main author and maintainer: Lorenzo Pardini <loren.pard@gmail.com>
+
 import xml.sax
 import logging
 import numpy as np
diff --git a/parser/parser-elastic/parser_elastic.py b/parser/parser-elastic/parser_elastic.py
index 8735ac5f2a5d5c6b930550d548cd2ecea497f09a..b916c90ba618480079cb401ade51c6845f090f35 100644
--- a/parser/parser-elastic/parser_elastic.py
+++ b/parser/parser-elastic/parser_elastic.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2016-2018 The NOMAD Developers Group
+# Copyright 2017-2018 Lorenzo Pardini
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 # 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.
-#
-# Main author and maintainer: Lorenzo Pardini <loren.pard@gmail.com>
+
 from builtins import object
 import setup_paths
 import numpy as np