diff --git a/premise/export.py b/premise/export.py
index dff51649..f5cbfa75 100644
--- a/premise/export.py
+++ b/premise/export.py
@@ -1386,8 +1386,6 @@ def export_db_to_simapro(self, olca_compartments=False):
                         "Record",
                     ):
                         writer.writerow(["Unspecified"])
-                    if item == "Literature references":
-                        writer.writerow(["Ecoinvent 3"])
                     if item == "System description":
                         writer.writerow(["Ecoinvent v3"])
                     if item == "Infrastructure":
@@ -1624,28 +1622,6 @@ def export_db_to_simapro(self, olca_compartments=False):
             writer.writerow(["End"])
             writer.writerow([])
 
-            # Literature reference
-            writer.writerow(["Literature reference"])
-            writer.writerow([])
-            writer.writerow(["Name"])
-            writer.writerow(["Ecoinvent"])
-            writer.writerow([])
-            writer.writerow(["Documentation link"])
-            writer.writerow(["https://www.ecoinvent.org"])
-            writer.writerow([])
-            writer.writerow(["Comment"])
-            writer.writerow(
-                ["Pre-print available at: https://www.psi.ch/en/media/57994/download"]
-            )
-            writer.writerow([])
-            writer.writerow(["Category"])
-            writer.writerow(["Ecoinvent 3"])
-            writer.writerow([])
-            writer.writerow(["Description"])
-            description = "modified by premise"
-
-            writer.writerow([description])
-
         csvFile.close()
 
         print(f"Simapro CSV file saved in {self.filepath}.")