diff --git a/base/proposal.cls b/base/proposal.cls
index 4260e31..ea45eaa 100644
--- a/base/proposal.cls
+++ b/base/proposal.cls
@@ -1021,7 +1021,6 @@ joint&\multicolumn{\the@site}{l|}{\jpub $\hat=$ publication, \jpro $\hat=$ proje
                    use the pubspage key in the proposal environment!}}
   {\prop@warnpubs@message%
  \@for\@I:=\prop@gen@pubspages\do{\par\noindent\csname\@I\endcsname}}}
-\defbibheading{empty}{}
 \endinput
 %%
 %% End of file `proposal.cls'.
diff --git a/base/proposal.dtx b/base/proposal.dtx
index 7c304c1..636c08e 100644
--- a/base/proposal.dtx
+++ b/base/proposal.dtx
@@ -2460,7 +2460,7 @@ joint&\multicolumn{\the@site}{l|}{\jpub $\hat=$ publication, \jpro $\hat=$ proje
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
 %
-% We only have to define the |warnpubs| and |empty| heading constructors
+% We define the |warnpubs| heading constructor. 
 %
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \def\prop@warnpubs@message{Many of the proposers' publications are online at one of the following URIs:}
@@ -2471,7 +2471,6 @@ joint&\multicolumn{\the@site}{l|}{\jpub $\hat=$ publication, \jpro $\hat=$ proje
                    use the pubspage key in the proposal environment!}}
   {\prop@warnpubs@message%
  \@for\@I:=\prop@gen@pubspages\do{\par\noindent\csname\@I\endcsname}}}
-\defbibheading{empty}{}
 %</cls|reporting>
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
diff --git a/base/proposal.pdf b/base/proposal.pdf
index 0ef9145..02dd588 100644
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diff --git a/base/reporting.cls b/base/reporting.cls
index f9ce015..984c99e 100644
--- a/base/reporting.cls
+++ b/base/reporting.cls
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@
                    use the pubspage key in the proposal environment!}}
   {\prop@warnpubs@message%
  \@for\@I:=\prop@gen@pubspages\do{\par\noindent\csname\@I\endcsname}}}
-\defbibheading{empty}{}
 \endinput
 %%
 %% End of file `reporting.cls'.