diff --git a/documentation/Makefile b/documentation/Makefile
index a2a7d06a0..e494c16fd 100644
--- a/documentation/Makefile
+++ b/documentation/Makefile
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ html/index.html: $(HTMLFILES) $(IMAGEFILES) Doxyfile
 	-$(RMDIR) html
 	-$(INSTALL_DIR) html
 	-$(DOXYDOC)
+	echo "Stripping HTML files..."
+	./strip_tags
 
 #fltk.ps: $(HTMLFILES) $(IMAGEFILES)
 #	echo "Generating PostScript documentation..."
diff --git a/documentation/strip_tags b/documentation/strip_tags
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..944ad417a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/strip_tags
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+for f in html/*.html ; do
+  cat $f | sed 's/<!-- ... ... .*:..:.. ....\. -->/<!-- date removed for reducing unnecessary svn web updates  -->/' > $f.tmp
+  rm $f
+  mv $f.tmp $f
+done
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