diff --git a/components/gradcontrols/src/gradbuttonstyle.pas b/components/gradcontrols/src/gradbuttonstyle.pas
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--- a/components/gradcontrols/src/gradbuttonstyle.pas
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-unit gradbuttonstyle; 
-
-{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
-
-interface
-
-uses
-  Classes, SysUtils; 
-
-implementation
-
-uses
-  ugradbtn;
-
-end.
-