diff --git a/fortran/eccodes_constants.h b/fortran/eccodes_constants.h
index d453d167e..5b23bf5a0 100644
--- a/fortran/eccodes_constants.h
+++ b/fortran/eccodes_constants.h
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+  integer, parameter,public :: CODES_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_FOUND                           = -63
+  integer, parameter,public :: CODES_TOO_MANY_ATTRIBUTES                           = -62
+  integer, parameter,public :: CODES_ATTRIBUTE_CLASH                               = -61
   integer, parameter,public :: CODES_NULL_POINTER                                  = -60
   integer, parameter,public :: CODES_MISSING_BUFR_ENTRY                            = -59
   integer, parameter,public :: CODES_WRONG_CONVERSION                              = -58
diff --git a/src/grib_api.h b/src/grib_api.h
index 29ee199d6..c0d2cfdd7 100644
--- a/src/grib_api.h
+++ b/src/grib_api.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 /*! \file grib_api.h
   \brief grib_api C header file
 
-  This is the only file that must be included to use the grib_api library
-  from C.
 */
 
 #ifndef grib_api_H