diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
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--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
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-<?php
-/**
- * String handling methods.
- *
- * CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (https://cakephp.org)
- * Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (https://cakefoundation.org)
- *
- * Licensed under The MIT License
- * For full copyright and license information, please see the LICENSE.txt
- * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
- *
- * @copyright     Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (https://cakefoundation.org)
- * @link          https://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
- * @package       Cake.Utility
- * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 1.2.0.5551
- * @license       https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
- */
-App::uses('CakeText', 'Utility');
-
-/**
- * String handling methods.
- *
- * @package Cake.Utility
- * @deprecated 3.0.0 Deprecated since version 2.7, use CakeText class instead.
- */
-class String extends CakeText {
-}