diff --git a/unfinished/compiler/tree/loop-detection/loop-detection.factor b/unfinished/compiler/tree/loop-detection/loop-detection.factor
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-! Copyright (C) 2008 Slava Pestov.
-! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-IN: compiler.tree.loop-detection
-
-: detect-loops ( nodes -- nodes' ) ;