diff --git a/authentication/.checkstyle b/authentication/.checkstyle
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index f048a51b5309c86d8eceafaf3fc75d9f236f7526..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/authentication/.checkstyle
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<fileset-config file-format-version="1.2.0" simple-config="false">
-    <local-check-config name="CISD Checks" location="/build_resources/checkstyle/cisd_checkstyle.xml" type="project" description="">
-        <additional-data name="protect-config-file" value="false"/>
-    </local-check-config>
-    <fileset name="all" enabled="true" check-config-name="CISD Checks" local="true">
-        <file-match-pattern match-pattern=".+ch/systemsx/cisd.+" include-pattern="true"/>
-    </fileset>
-</fileset-config>
diff --git a/common/.checkstyle b/common/.checkstyle
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index f048a51b5309c86d8eceafaf3fc75d9f236f7526..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/common/.checkstyle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<fileset-config file-format-version="1.2.0" simple-config="false">
-    <local-check-config name="CISD Checks" location="/build_resources/checkstyle/cisd_checkstyle.xml" type="project" description="">
-        <additional-data name="protect-config-file" value="false"/>
-    </local-check-config>
-    <fileset name="all" enabled="true" check-config-name="CISD Checks" local="true">
-        <file-match-pattern match-pattern=".+ch/systemsx/cisd.+" include-pattern="true"/>
-    </fileset>
-</fileset-config>
diff --git a/commonbase/.checkstyle b/commonbase/.checkstyle
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index f048a51b5309c86d8eceafaf3fc75d9f236f7526..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/commonbase/.checkstyle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<fileset-config file-format-version="1.2.0" simple-config="false">
-    <local-check-config name="CISD Checks" location="/build_resources/checkstyle/cisd_checkstyle.xml" type="project" description="">
-        <additional-data name="protect-config-file" value="false"/>
-    </local-check-config>
-    <fileset name="all" enabled="true" check-config-name="CISD Checks" local="true">
-        <file-match-pattern match-pattern=".+ch/systemsx/cisd.+" include-pattern="true"/>
-    </fileset>
-</fileset-config>
diff --git a/datamover/.checkstyle b/datamover/.checkstyle
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index f048a51b5309c86d8eceafaf3fc75d9f236f7526..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/datamover/.checkstyle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<fileset-config file-format-version="1.2.0" simple-config="false">
-    <local-check-config name="CISD Checks" location="/build_resources/checkstyle/cisd_checkstyle.xml" type="project" description="">
-        <additional-data name="protect-config-file" value="false"/>
-    </local-check-config>
-    <fileset name="all" enabled="true" check-config-name="CISD Checks" local="true">
-        <file-match-pattern match-pattern=".+ch/systemsx/cisd.+" include-pattern="true"/>
-    </fileset>
-</fileset-config>
diff --git a/datastore_server/.checkstyle b/datastore_server/.checkstyle
deleted file mode 100644
index f048a51b5309c86d8eceafaf3fc75d9f236f7526..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/datastore_server/.checkstyle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<fileset-config file-format-version="1.2.0" simple-config="false">
-    <local-check-config name="CISD Checks" location="/build_resources/checkstyle/cisd_checkstyle.xml" type="project" description="">
-        <additional-data name="protect-config-file" value="false"/>
-    </local-check-config>
-    <fileset name="all" enabled="true" check-config-name="CISD Checks" local="true">
-        <file-match-pattern match-pattern=".+ch/systemsx/cisd.+" include-pattern="true"/>
-    </fileset>
-</fileset-config>
diff --git a/dbmigration/.checkstyle b/dbmigration/.checkstyle
deleted file mode 100644
index f048a51b5309c86d8eceafaf3fc75d9f236f7526..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/dbmigration/.checkstyle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<fileset-config file-format-version="1.2.0" simple-config="false">
-    <local-check-config name="CISD Checks" location="/build_resources/checkstyle/cisd_checkstyle.xml" type="project" description="">
-        <additional-data name="protect-config-file" value="false"/>
-    </local-check-config>
-    <fileset name="all" enabled="true" check-config-name="CISD Checks" local="true">
-        <file-match-pattern match-pattern=".+ch/systemsx/cisd.+" include-pattern="true"/>
-    </fileset>
-</fileset-config>