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@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ book:
         - recommendations.qmd
         - branching-strategies.qmd
         - qcintegration.qmd
-    - audittrail.qmd
     - summary.qmd
     - references.qmd
   appendices:
diff --git a/white-paper/audittrail.qmd b/white-paper/audittrail.qmd
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Audit trail requirements and Git
-
-This chapter will discuss audit trail requirements for QC, and how they might be met in Git. 
-
-
diff --git a/white-paper/index.qmd b/white-paper/index.qmd
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@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ The scope of this white paper is the practical use of Git in clinical reporting
 
 - Programming of analysis datasets and tables, listings, and figures (TLFs)
 - Quality control
-- Auditing, traceability, and validation considerations
 - Collaboration between internal teams and external partners
 
 The paper does not aim to be a general Git tutorial or a complete user guide. Many excellent resources already exist to learn Git from first principles; where appropriate, we will reference selected materials rather than reproduce them.