diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-java-sdk-1.11.0/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/aws/v0/TracingRequestHandler.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-java-sdk-1.11.0/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/aws/v0/TracingRequestHandler.java
index e26f29748f..59fadf348f 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-java-sdk-1.11.0/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/aws/v0/TracingRequestHandler.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-java-sdk-1.11.0/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/aws/v0/TracingRequestHandler.java
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2017-2018 The OpenTracing Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
- * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
- * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
- * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
- * the License.
- */
 package datadog.trace.instrumentation.aws.v0;
 
 import com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceRequest;
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-java-sdk-2.2/src/main/java8/datadog/trace/instrumentation/aws/v2/TracingExecutionInterceptor.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-java-sdk-2.2/src/main/java8/datadog/trace/instrumentation/aws/v2/TracingExecutionInterceptor.java
index 02d5313062..b5f929b6ac 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-java-sdk-2.2/src/main/java8/datadog/trace/instrumentation/aws/v2/TracingExecutionInterceptor.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-java-sdk-2.2/src/main/java8/datadog/trace/instrumentation/aws/v2/TracingExecutionInterceptor.java
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2017-2018 The OpenTracing Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
- * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
- * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
- * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
- * the License.
- */
 package datadog.trace.instrumentation.aws.v2;
 
 import datadog.trace.context.TraceScope;
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/src/main/java/datadog/trace/agent/TracingAgent.java b/dd-java-agent/src/main/java/datadog/trace/agent/TracingAgent.java
index 0d295fdb05..fb9b079890 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/src/main/java/datadog/trace/agent/TracingAgent.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/src/main/java/datadog/trace/agent/TracingAgent.java
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2017 Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates
- * and other contributors as indicated by the @author tags.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
 package datadog.trace.agent;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
diff --git a/gradle/checkstyle.gradle b/gradle/checkstyle.gradle
index 1dbf9548c1..f1901237d8 100644
--- a/gradle/checkstyle.gradle
+++ b/gradle/checkstyle.gradle
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
 apply plugin: 'checkstyle'
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/gradle/enforcement/checkstyle-api.xml b/gradle/enforcement/checkstyle-api.xml
index f2e7f53cfd..2b0ccb2baa 100644
--- a/gradle/enforcement/checkstyle-api.xml
+++ b/gradle/enforcement/checkstyle-api.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright 2010 the original author or authors.
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
 <!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC
   "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Check Configuration 1.2//EN"
   "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/configuration_1_2.dtd">
diff --git a/gradle/enforcement/checkstyle-groovy.xml b/gradle/enforcement/checkstyle-groovy.xml
index fef668f8ee..fc51d767c8 100644
--- a/gradle/enforcement/checkstyle-groovy.xml
+++ b/gradle/enforcement/checkstyle-groovy.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright 2009 the original author or authors.
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License.
-  -->
 <!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC
   "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Check Configuration 1.2//EN"
   "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/configuration_1_2.dtd">
@@ -20,9 +5,6 @@
   <module name="SuppressionFilter">
     <property name="file" value="${checkstyleConfigDir}/suppressions.xml"/>
   </module>
-  <!--<module name="RegexpHeader">-->
-  <!--<property name="headerFile" value="${checkstyleConfigDir}/required-header.txt"/>-->
-  <!--</module>-->
   <module name="RegexpSingleline">
     <property name="format" value="File \| Settings \| File Templates"/>
   </module>
diff --git a/gradle/enforcement/codenarc.groovy b/gradle/enforcement/codenarc.groovy
index b6fe67ac5a..47f3fa0e91 100644
--- a/gradle/enforcement/codenarc.groovy
+++ b/gradle/enforcement/codenarc.groovy
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
 ruleset {
   // rulesets/basic.xml
   /*
diff --git a/gradle/enforcement/codenarcTest.groovy b/gradle/enforcement/codenarcTest.groovy
index 483e45e417..585b1ba174 100644
--- a/gradle/enforcement/codenarcTest.groovy
+++ b/gradle/enforcement/codenarcTest.groovy
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
 ruleset {
   // rulesets/basic.xml
   /*
diff --git a/gradle/enforcement/required-header.txt b/gradle/enforcement/required-header.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e271b84567..0000000000
--- a/gradle/enforcement/required-header.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-^/\*\s*$
-^ \* Copyright \d\d\d\d((\s*-\s*\d\d\d\d)|(,\s*\d\d\d\d)+)? the original author or authors.\s*$
-^ \*\s*$
-^ \* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2\.0 \(the "License"\);\s*$
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */