diff --git a/pkg/testutils/lint/lint_test.go b/pkg/testutils/lint/lint_test.go
index 21399c949a4d..4af4b53eb3d9 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/lint/lint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/lint/lint_test.go
@@ -47,15 +47,6 @@ var (
 #
 # Use of this software is governed by the CockroachDB Software License
 # included in the /LICENSE file.
-`)
-
-	apacheHeader = regexp.MustCompile(`// Copyright 20\d\d The Cockroach Authors.
-//
-// 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
 `)
 	// etcdApacheHeader is the header of pkg/raft at the time it was imported.
 	etcdApacheHeader = regexp.MustCompile(`// Copyright 20\d\d The etcd Authors