diff --git a/pkg/private/tar/BUILD b/pkg/private/tar/BUILD
index b4eee99c..68a2b437 100644
--- a/pkg/private/tar/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/private/tar/BUILD
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ package(
     default_applicable_licenses = ["//:license"],
 )
 
-licenses(["notice"])
-
 filegroup(
     name = "standard_package",
     srcs = [
diff --git a/tests/BUILD b/tests/BUILD
index f6ab2b01..93774a26 100644
--- a/tests/BUILD
+++ b/tests/BUILD
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ package(
     default_visibility = ["//tests:__subpackages__"],
 )
 
-licenses(["notice"])
-
 exports_files(glob(["testdata/**"]))
 
 filegroup(
diff --git a/tests/util/BUILD b/tests/util/BUILD
index c4f4a311..0be64823 100644
--- a/tests/util/BUILD
+++ b/tests/util/BUILD
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_binary")
 
 package(default_applicable_licenses = ["//:license"])
 
-licenses(["notice"])
-
 exports_files(["defs.bzl"])
 
 py_binary(
diff --git a/tests/zip/BUILD b/tests/zip/BUILD
index 0727b2ec..f6942e42 100644
--- a/tests/zip/BUILD
+++ b/tests/zip/BUILD
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ load("//tests/util:defs.bzl", "directory")
 
 package(default_applicable_licenses = ["//:license"])
 
-licenses(["notice"])
-
 py_library(
     name = "zip_test_lib",
     srcs = [