diff --git a/dependency-check-gradle/pom.xml b/dependency-check-gradle/pom.xml
index d8131070f..372562a66 100644
--- a/dependency-check-gradle/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-gradle/pom.xml
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2015 Wei Ma. All Rights Reserved.
     <description>dependency-check-gradle is a Gradle Plugin that uses dependency-check-core to detect publicly disclosed vulnerabilities associated with the project's dependencies. The plugin will generate a report listing the dependency, any identified Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) identifiers, and the associated Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE) entries.</description>
     <inceptionYear>2015</inceptionYear>
 
-    <licenses>
-        <license>
-            <name>The Apache Software License, Version 2.0</name>
-            <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
-        </license>
-    </licenses>
     <!-- begin copy from http://minds.coremedia.com/2012/09/11/problem-solved-deploy-multi-module-maven-project-site-as-github-pages/ -->
     <distributionManagement>
         <site>
diff --git a/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml b/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml
index cdec04161..e8020175e 100644
--- a/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@
         <system>github</system>
         <url>https://github.com/jenkinsci/dependency-check-jenkins/issues</url>
     </issueManagement>
-    <licenses>
-        <license>
-            <name>The Apache Software License, Version 2.0</name>
-            <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
-        </license>
-    </licenses>
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>