diff --git a/jaeger-core/src/main/java/io/jaegertracing/exceptions/UnknownSamplingStrategyException.java b/jaeger-core/src/main/java/io/jaegertracing/exceptions/UnknownSamplingStrategyException.java
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--- a/jaeger-core/src/main/java/io/jaegertracing/exceptions/UnknownSamplingStrategyException.java
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-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, Uber Technologies, Inc
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-package io.jaegertracing.exceptions;
-
-public class UnknownSamplingStrategyException extends Exception {
-  public UnknownSamplingStrategyException(String msg) {
-    super(msg);
-  }
-}