diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/400-create-apt-get-warning.binary b/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/400-create-apt-get-warning.binary
index 94e88a1f..b3b0404e 100644
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/400-create-apt-get-warning.binary
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/400-create-apt-get-warning.binary
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ PREFIX=binary/boot/filesystem.dir
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/usr/local/bin
 cat >$PREFIX/usr/local/bin/no-apt <<EOF
 #!/bin/sh
-cat <<EOF
 Ubuntu Core does not use apt-get, see 'snappy --help'!
 EOF
 chmod 755 $PREFIX/usr/local/bin/no-apt
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/500-create-xdg-wrapper.binary b/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/500-create-xdg-wrapper.binary
index f6b480fe..3ad532c8 100755
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/500-create-xdg-wrapper.binary
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-core/hooks/500-create-xdg-wrapper.binary
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ PREFIX=binary/boot/filesystem.dir
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/usr/local/bin
 cat >$PREFIX/usr/local/bin/xdg-open <<EOF
 #!/bin/sh
-cat <<'EOF'
 dbus-send --print-reply --session --dest=com.canonical.SafeLauncher / com.canonical.SafeLauncher.OpenURL string:"$1"
 EOF
 chmod 755 $PREFIX/usr/local/bin/xdg-open