diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 5a6058d0d..a00dfe860 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ lazy val xml = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
     name    := "scala-xml",
     version := "2.0.0-SNAPSHOT",
 
-    // this line could be removed after https://github.com/scala/sbt-scala-module/issues/48 is fixed
-    licenses := Seq(("Apache-2.0", url("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"))),
-
     // Compiler team advised avoiding the -Xfuture option for releases.
     // The output with -Xfuture should be periodically checked, though.
     scalacOptions         ++= "-deprecation:false -feature -Xlint:-stars-align,-nullary-unit,_".split("\\s+").to[Seq],