diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-07-2017-09.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-07-2017-09.xml
index ade9bb281e..92812aa645 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-07-2017-09.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2017-07-2017-09.xml
@@ -5,45 +5,33 @@
 
 <!-- $FreeBSD$ -->
 
-<!--
-     Variables to replace:
-     %%START%%     - report month start
-     %%STOP%%      - report month end
-     %%YEAR%%      - report year
-     %%NUM%%       - report issue (first, second, third, fourth)
-     %%STARTNEXT%% - report month start
-     %%STOPNEXT%%  - report month end
-     %%YEARNEXT%%  - next report due year (if different than %%YEAR%%)
-     %%DUENEXT%%   - next report due date (i.e., June 6)
--->
-
 <report>
   <date>
-    <month>%%START%%-%%STOP%%</month>
+    <month>July-September</month>
 
-    <year>%%YEAR%%</year>
+    <year>2017</year>
   </date>
 
   <section>
     <title>Introduction</title>
 
-    <p><strong>This is a draft of the %%START%%&ndash;%%STOP%% %%YEAR%%
+    <p><strong>This is a draft of the July&ndash;September 2017
       status report.  Please check back after it is finalized, and
       an announcement email is sent to the &os;-Announce mailing
       list.</strong></p>
 
     <?ignore
-    <p>This report covers &os;-related projects between %%START%% and
-      %%STOP%% %%YEAR%%.  This is the %%NUM%% of four reports planned for
-      %%YEAR%%.</p>
+    <p>This report covers &os;-related projects between July and
+      September 2017.  This is the third of four reports planned for
+      2017.</p>
 
-    <p>The %%NUM%% quarter of %%YEAR%% was another productive quarter for
+    <p>The third quarter of 2017 was another productive quarter for
       the &os; project and community. [...]</p>
 
     <p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work!</p>
 
-    <p>The deadline for submissions covering the period from %%STARTNEXT%%
-      to %%STOPNEXT%% %%YEARNEXT%% is %%DUENEXT%%, %%YEARNEXT%%.</p>
+    <p>The deadline for submissions covering the period from October
+      to December 2017 is January 7, 2017.</p>
      ?>
   </section>