diff --git a/src/mapi/mapi_abi.py b/src/mapi/mapi_abi.py
index 46adbf38923..1e987714f4e 100644
--- a/src/mapi/mapi_abi.py
+++ b/src/mapi/mapi_abi.py
@@ -577,13 +577,7 @@ class GLAPIPrinter(ABIPrinter):
         pass
 
     def _get_c_header(self):
-        header = """#ifndef _GLAPI_TMP_H_
-#define _GLAPI_TMP_H_
-
-#include "util/glheader.h"
-#endif /* _GLAPI_TMP_H_ */"""
-
-        return header
+        return '#include "util/glheader.h"\n'
 
 class SharedGLAPIPrinter(GLAPIPrinter):
     """Shared GLAPI API Printer"""
@@ -604,12 +598,7 @@ class SharedGLAPIPrinter(GLAPIPrinter):
         ent.handcode = False
 
     def _get_c_header(self):
-        header = """#ifndef _GLAPI_TMP_H_
-#define _GLAPI_TMP_H_
-#include "util/glheader.h"
-#endif /* _GLAPI_TMP_H_ */"""
-
-        return header
+        return '#include "util/glheader.h"\n'
 
 def parse_args():
     printers = ['glapi', 'es1api', 'es2api', 'shared-glapi']
diff --git a/src/mapi/new/gen_gldispatch_mapi.py b/src/mapi/new/gen_gldispatch_mapi.py
index 5dd40848170..fbd266fe0c0 100755
--- a/src/mapi/new/gen_gldispatch_mapi.py
+++ b/src/mapi/new/gen_gldispatch_mapi.py
@@ -52,13 +52,7 @@ def _main():
         assert(all(functions[i] == allFunctions[i] for i in range(len(functions))))
         assert(all(functions[i].slot == i for i in range(len(functions))))
 
-    print(r"""
-/* This file is automatically generated by mapi_abi.py.  Do not modify. */
-
-#ifndef _GLAPI_TMP_H_
-#define _GLAPI_TMP_H_
-#endif /* _GLAPI_TMP_H_ */
-""".lstrip("\n"))
+    print('/* This file is automatically generated by gen_gldispatch_mapi.py.  Do not modify. */\n')
 
     print(generate_defines(functions))
     if target == "gldispatch":