diff --git a/.github/linters/.markdown-lint.yml b/.github/linters/.markdown-lint.yml
index b8e4f031b..5ffc9263c 100644
--- a/.github/linters/.markdown-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/linters/.markdown-lint.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-# ********************************************************************************
-# Copyright (c) 2021 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
-#
-# See the NOTICE file(s) with this work for additional
-# information regarding copyright ownership.
-#
-# This program and the accompanying materials are made
-# available under the terms of the Apache Software License 2.0
-# which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-# ********************************************************************************
-
 ###########################
 ###########################
 ## Markdown Linter rules ##
diff --git a/.github/linters/sun_checks.xml b/.github/linters/sun_checks.xml
index 1a42e3ebf..574cb4909 100644
--- a/.github/linters/sun_checks.xml
+++ b/.github/linters/sun_checks.xml
@@ -1,19 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<!--
-  ~ ********************************************************************************
-  ~ Copyright (c) 2021 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
-  ~
-  ~ See the NOTICE file(s) with this work for additional
-  ~ information regarding copyright ownership.
-  ~
-  ~ This program and the accompanying materials are made
-  ~ available under the terms of the Apache Software License 2.0
-  ~ which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-  ~
-  ~ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-  ~ ********************************************************************************
--->
-
 <!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC
           "-//Checkstyle//DTD Checkstyle Configuration 1.3//EN"
           "https://checkstyle.org/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
diff --git a/.licenserc.yaml b/.licenserc.yaml
index 5c92ff3a8..dfa5af9fa 100644
--- a/.licenserc.yaml
+++ b/.licenserc.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ header:
     - 'LICENSE'
     - 'NOTICE'
     - '**/*.md'
+    - '**/*.asc'
     - '.gitignore'
     - '.dockerignore'
     - 'docker/.gitignore'
@@ -43,6 +44,6 @@ header:
     - 'security/mk-ca-bundle.pl'
     - 'security/certdata.txt'
     - 'sbin/*.template'
-    - '.github/linters/.jscpd.json'
+    - '.github/linters/*'
     - 'cyclonedx-lib/getDependencies'
     - 'makejdk-any-platform.1'
diff --git a/sbin/sig_check/freemarker.asc b/sbin/sig_check/freemarker.asc
index 5e86bce73..c15976b69 100644
--- a/sbin/sig_check/freemarker.asc
+++ b/sbin/sig_check/freemarker.asc
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-// ********************************************************************************
-// Copyright (c) 2019 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
-//
-// See the NOTICE file(s) with this work for additional
-// information regarding copyright ownership.
-//
-// This program and the accompanying materials are made
-// available under the terms of the Apache Software License 2.0
-// which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// ********************************************************************************
-
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diff --git a/sbin/sig_check/freetype.asc b/sbin/sig_check/freetype.asc
index 16813f889..fd32efcab 100644
--- a/sbin/sig_check/freetype.asc
+++ b/sbin/sig_check/freetype.asc
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-// ********************************************************************************
-// Copyright (c) 2019 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
-//
-// See the NOTICE file(s) with this work for additional
-// information regarding copyright ownership.
-//
-// This program and the accompanying materials are made
-// available under the terms of the Apache Software License 2.0
-// which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// ********************************************************************************
-
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