diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.test.tsx b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.test.tsx
index ace8f42f45..0074416375 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 import React from 'react';
 import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import App from './App';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
index ea318c6721..ec8d8d435a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 import { CssBaseline, makeStyles, ThemeProvider } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { createApp } from '@backstage/core';
 import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/index.tsx b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/index.tsx
index 2ea8d3f1dd..b597a44232 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import App from './App';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
index ba7b721672..000bd79f3e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
@@ -1,17 +1 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 export { plugin as WelcomePlugin } from 'plugin-welcome';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/setupTests.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/setupTests.ts
index 8925258421..666127af39 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/setupTests.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/setupTests.ts
@@ -1,17 +1 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/extend-expect';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/Timer/Timer.tsx b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/Timer/Timer.tsx
index 770f98e762..24c79f91ee 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/Timer/Timer.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/Timer/Timer.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
 import { HeaderLabel } from '@backstage/core';
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/Timer/index.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/Timer/index.ts
index a67293c20e..f1fc55bfe9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/Timer/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/Timer/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 export { default } from './Timer';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/WelcomePage.test.tsx b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/WelcomePage.test.tsx
index 0bf0b2135f..6d9268fadd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/WelcomePage.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/WelcomePage.test.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 import React from 'react';
 import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import WelcomePage from './WelcomePage';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/WelcomePage.tsx b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/WelcomePage.tsx
index feafaa0ade..d9ef0524c6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/WelcomePage.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/WelcomePage.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
 import { Link as RouterLink } from 'react-router-dom';
 import {
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/index.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/index.ts
index fcdde9d498..b031301e7e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/components/WelcomePage/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 export { default } from './WelcomePage';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/index.ts
index 3a0a0fe2d3..99edba26c3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 export { plugin } from './plugin';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.test.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.test.ts
index d60c73ec68..f5bf8e68c3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.test.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 import { plugin } from './plugin';
 
 describe('welcome', () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.ts
index addf4c8c34..a65fad5348 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/core';
 import WelcomePage from './components/WelcomePage';
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/setupTests.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/setupTests.ts
index 8925258421..666127af39 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/setupTests.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/setupTests.ts
@@ -1,17 +1 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/extend-expect';