remove attribution from the Simple blogger template

So how to remove the attribution gadget from the blogger templates. In this case, the Simple blogger design has a footer as following, 

To remove the attribution gadget from the blogger templates,

Step 1 : Go to Design -> Edit HTML
Step 2 : Click on Expand Widgets
Step 3 : Back Up by saving / downloading
Step 4 : Look for the following lines of code

<!-- outside of the include in order to lock Attribution widget -->
    <!--<b:section class="foot" id="footer-3" showaddelement="no">
<b:widget id="Attribution1" locked="false" title="" type="Attribution">
<b:includable id="main">
    <div class="widget-content" style="text-align: center;">

      <b:if cond="data:attribution != """>
        <data:attribution>
      </data:attribution>
    </b:if></div>

    <b:include name="quickedit">
  </b:include></b:includable></b:widget></b:section>

Step : 5 Comment the section

<!-- outside of the include in order to lock Attribution widget -->
     <!-- <b:section class="foot" id="footer-3" showaddelement="no">
<b:widget id="Attribution1" locked="false" title="" type="Attribution">
<b:includable id="main">
    <div class="widget-content" style="text-align: center;">

      <b:if cond="data:attribution != """>
        <data:attribution>
      </data:attribution>
    </b:if></div>
    <b:include name="quickedit">
  </b:include></b:includable></b:widget></b:section> -->

Step 6 : Save the Template
Step 7 : You will see, " Warning: Your Template does not include the following widgets:

• Attribution 1 

Step 8 : Click on Delete Widgets