diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 981ea740..586160bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Format test
         run: make format
 
-      - name: License test
-        run: make license-check
-
       - name: bootstrap
         run: make bootstrap
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3fe72c29..b3f7f3fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export DBUILD_ARGS=--build-arg DBUILD_DATE=${DBUILD_DATE} --build-arg DBUILD_REP
 CSI_DRIVER=lvm-driver
 
 .PHONY: all
-all: license-check golint test manifests lvm-driver-image
+all: golint test manifests lvm-driver-image
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
@@ -276,17 +276,4 @@ golint:
 	@echo "--------------------------------"
 	@echo ""
 
-.PHONY: license-check
-license-check:
-	@echo "--> Checking license header..."
-	@licRes=$$(for file in $$(find . -type f -regex '.*\.sh\|.*\.go\|.*Docker.*\|.*\Makefile*') ; do \
-               awk 'NR<=5' $$file | grep -Eq "(Copyright|generated|GENERATED)" || echo $$file; \
-       done); \
-       if [ -n "$${licRes}" ]; then \
-               echo "license header checking failed:"; echo "$${licRes}"; \
-               exit 1; \
-       fi
-	@echo "--> Done checking license."
-	@echo
-
 include Makefile.buildx.mk
diff --git a/pkg/driver/controller.go b/pkg/driver/controller.go
index f50e711e..e0708321 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/controller.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-Copyright © 2019 The OpenEBS 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 driver
 
 import (
diff --git a/tests/utils.go b/tests/utils.go
index 99de47d7..edd48042 100644
--- a/tests/utils.go
+++ b/tests/utils.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2021 The OpenEBS 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 tests
 
 import (
@@ -25,6 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/openebs/lib-csi/pkg/csipv"
 
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+
 	"github.com/openebs/lvm-localpv/pkg/lvm"
 	"github.com/openebs/lvm-localpv/tests/container"
 	"github.com/openebs/lvm-localpv/tests/deploy"
@@ -33,10 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openebs/lvm-localpv/tests/pts"
 	"github.com/openebs/lvm-localpv/tests/pvc"
 	"github.com/openebs/lvm-localpv/tests/sc"
-	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 )